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Lexicon :: Strong's G2551 - kakologeō

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κακολογέω
Transliteration
kakologeō (Key)
Pronunciation
kak-ol-og-eh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From a compound of κακός (G2556) and λόγος (G3056)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:468,391

Strong’s Definitions

κακολογέω kakologéō, kak-ol-og-eh'-o; from a compound of G2556 and G3056; to revile:—curse, speak evil of.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G2551 in the following manner: curse (2x), speak evil of (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G2551 in the following manner: curse (2x), speak evil of (2x).

  1. to speak evil of, revile, abuse, one

  2. to curse

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κακολογέω kakologéō, kak-ol-og-eh'-o; from a compound of G2556 and G3056; to revile:—curse, speak evil of.
STRONGS G2551:
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, Mark 9:39; τί, Acts 19:9; (2 Macc. 4:1; Lysias, Plutarch, others).
2. Hellenistically, to imprecate evil on, curse: τινα, Matthew 15:4; Mark 7:10 (so for קִלֵּל, Proverbs 20:20; Ezekiel 22:7; Exodus 22:28).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
22:28
Proverbs
20:20
Ezekiel
22:7
Matthew
15:4
Mark
7:10; 9:39
Acts
19:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2551 matches the Greek κακολογέω (kakologeō),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:4 - For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:10 - For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:39 - But Jesus said, “Do not stop him, for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:9 - But when some became stubborn and continued in unbelief, speaking evil of the Way before the congregation, he withdrew from them and took the disciples with him, reasoning daily in the hall of Tyrannus.[fn]
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