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G2551 κακολογέω (kakologéō)
Greek
Verb
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Quick Definition

I speak evil of, curse

Strong's Definition

to revile

Derivation: from a compound of G2556 (κακός) and G3056 (λόγος);

KJV Usage: curse, speak evil of

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

κακολογέω, κακολόγω; 1 aorist infinitive κακολογῆσαί; (κακολόγος); equivalent to κακῶς λέγω (which the old grammarians prefer, see Lob. ad Phryn., p. 200); 1. to speak ill of, revile, abuse, one; to calumniate, traduce: τινα, Mar_9:39; τί, Act_19:9; (2Ma_4:1; Lysias, Plutarch, others). 2. Hellenistically, to imprecate evil on, curse: τινα, Mat_15:4; Mar_7:10 (so for χΔμΕΜμ, Pro_20:20; Eze_22:7; Exo_22:28).

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

κακολογέω kakologeō 4x to speak evil of, revile, abuse, insult, Mar_9:39 ; Act_19:9 ; to address with offensive language, to treat with disrespect, Mat_15:4 ; Mar_7:10

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

κακολογέω , -ῶ ( < κακολόγος , slanderous), [in LXX : Exo_21:16 ; Exo_22:28 , 1Sa_3:13 , Pro_20:20 , Eze_22:7 ( H7043 pi ., hi .), 2Ma_4:1 * ;] to speak ill of, revile, abuse: c . acc pers ., Mat_15:4 , Mar_7:10 ( LXX ) Mar_9:39 ; c . acc rei , Act_19:9 .†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

κακολογέω [page 316] For this verb, which in the NT seems always to be used in the weaker sense of speak evil of, cf. P Fay 12 .15 ( c. B.C. 103) ο [ὐ ] τυχόντως πλεῖστα κακολογηθείς , abused . . . in the most unmeasured terms (Edd.), P Ryl II. 150 .9 (A.D. 40) ὕβρισεν οὐ μετρίως καὶ ἐκακολόγησεν πολλὰ καὶ ἀ [σ ]χήμονα , insulted me immoderately with much shameful abuse (Edd.). The subst. occurs in P Tebt I. 24 .77 (B.C. 117) τῆς προσεσχηκυίας αὐτ̣[οῖ ]ς κακολογίας .

Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon

κακολογέω κα^κολογέω, "to speak ill of, to revile, abuse", Lys. , NTest. [Etym: from κακολόγος]

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

κακολογέω, -ῶ (κακολόγος, slanderous), [in LXX: Exo.21:16 22:28, 1Ki.3:13, Pro.20:20, Eze.22:7 (קָלַל pi., hi.), 2Ma.4:1 * ;] to speak ill of, revile, abuse: with accusative of person(s), Mat.15:4, Mrk.7:10" (LXX) Mrk.9:39; with accusative of thing(s), Act.19:9.† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (4)

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