To revile
ὀνειδίζωStrong’s G3679oneidizō
Appears in 9 verses of the New Testament
In short
Oneidizō is the Greek word usually translated “may insult”, “were upbraiding” and “denounce”. It appears in 9 verses of the New Testament.
“Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.”
Meaning
Usually translated “may insult”, “were upbraiding” and “denounce”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- they may insult 2
- were upbraiding 2
- to denounce 1
- rebuked 1
- reproaching 1
- finding fault 1
- you are insulted 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 3
- Mark 2
- Luke 1
- Romans 1
- James 1
- 1 Peter 1
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 11:20Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
- Matthew 27:44The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.
- Mark 15:32Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.
- Mark 16:14Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.
- Luke 6:22Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.
- Romans 15:3For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.
Greek dictionary
ὀνειδίζω oneidizō · to revile
ὀνειδίζω (ὄνειδος), [in LXX chiefly for חָרַף pi. ;] to reproach, upbraid: absol., Jas.1:5; with accusative of person(s) (in cl. more frequently with dative of person(s); Bl., § 34, 2; WM, 278), Mat.5:11, Mrk.15:32, 34, WH, mg., Luk.6:22, Rom.15:3" (LXX) ; τ. πόλεις, Mat.11:20; pass., 1Ti.4:10, WH, mg., 1Pe.4:14; with accusative of thing(s), Mrk.16:14; with dupl. accusative, Mat.27:44.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “revile” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
REVI'LE, verb transitive
[re and vile.]
- “Thou shalt not revile the gods” Exodus 22:28“Blessed are ye when men shall revile you” Matthew 5:11
All definitions and other forms of “revile”
REVI'LE, noun
Reproach; contumely; contemptuous language. [Not in use.]
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.