Reviler
λοίδοροςStrong’s G3060loidoros
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Loidoros is the Greek word usually translated “verbal abuser” and “revilers”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.”
Meaning
Usually translated “verbal abuser” and “revilers”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- verbal abuser 1
- revilers 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 2
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
λοίδορος loidoros · reviler
λοίδορος, -ον [in LXX: Pro.25:24 26:21 27:15 (מִדְיָן) Sir.23:8 * ;] railing, abusive; as subst., ὁ λ., a railer: 1Co.5:11 6:10.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “reviler” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
REVI'LER, noun
One who reviles another; one who treats another with contemptuous language.
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.