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Slanderous

κατάλαλοςStrong’s G2637

katalalos

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Katalalos is the Greek word usually translated “slanderers”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,”
Romans 1:30 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “slanderers”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • slanderers 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Romans 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    κατάλαλος katalalos · slanderous

    κατά-λαλος, -ου, ὁ a railer, defamer: Rom.1:30.† SYN.: (ψιθυριστής), a whisperer (see Tr., Syn., § cvii, 15; Lft., Notes, 256) (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “slanderous” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    SLA'NDEROUS, adjective

    1. That utters defamatory words or tales; as a slanderous tongue.
    2. Containing slander or defamation; calumnious; as slanderous words, speeches or reports, false and maliciously uttered.
    3. Scandalous; reproachful.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.