Babbler
σπερμολόγοςStrong’s G4691spermologos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Spermologos is the Greek word usually translated “babbler”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.”
Meaning
Usually translated “babbler”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- babbler 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
σπερμολόγος spermologos · babbler
σπερμολόγος, -ον (σπέρμα, λέγω) a seed picker; (a) prop., of birds (Arist., Aristoph, al.); (b) in Attic slang, of an idler who lives on scraps picked up in the agora; hence, as subst., ὁ σ., an idle babbler: Act.17:18.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “babbler” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BAB'BLER, noun
An idle talker; an irrational prattler; a teller of secrets.
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.