Quick Definition
καταλαλέω v. I speak evil of
Strong's Definition
from 2637; to be a traducer, i.e. to slander
KJV Usage: speak against (evil of)
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κατα-λαλέω, -@; 0 speak against one, to criminate, traduce: τινός (in class. Grk. mostly w. the ace.; in the Sept. chiefly foll. by κατά twos), Jas. iv. 11; 1 Pet. ii. 12; iii. 16 [here T Trmrg. WH ἐν 6 καταλαλεῖσθε, wherein ye are spoken against.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
καταλαλέω katalaleō 5x
to blab out; to speak against, slander, Jas. 4:11; 1 Pet. 2:12; 3:16*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
κατα-λαλέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX chiefly for דּבר ni., pi.;]
to speak evil of, rail at: in cl., c. acc.; in LXX, c. gen.,
seq. κατά, c. gen.; in NT, c. gen. (M, Pr., 65): Ja 4:11, I Pe 2:12; pass., I Pe 3:16.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
καταλαλέω. See the fragmentary P Hib I. 151 (c. B.c. 250) εἰ οὖν τιν᾽ ἐπιχώρησιν ποιεῖ ἔντυχε ἐκείνωι καταλάλησον, συντετάXapev yap .. ., and cf. Sy// 2785 (ii/B.c.) ἵνα μηδ᾽ ἐν τούτοις ἔχωσιν ἡμᾶς καταλαλεῖν of οὐκ ἀπὸ τοῦ βελτίστου εἰωθότες ἀναστρέφεσθαι.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
καταλαλέω (katalaleō) — to slander. καταλᾰλ-έω, perfect -λελάληκα[Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—talk, babble loudly, τοῖς θύραζε ταῦτα κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τινος before another, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II. talk down, rail at, ἡμᾶς [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; τινος [NT+1st c.BC+]; κατά τινος[LXX]:—passive, ἐπί τινι [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; to be outdone in speech, ὑπ᾽ ἰδιωτῶν [Refs 1st c.BC+]
II.2. weary by talking, gloss on{καταγλωττίζειν}, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II.3. simply, interview, address a person, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]