λοιδορία
loidoría · G3059 · Greek · 3 occurrences
Meanings
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slander, insult
Speaking in a highly insulting manner
Examples1 Timothy 5:14 Therefore, I want younger widows to get married, have children, manage their households, and give the enemy no opportunity for reproach;
1 Peter 3:9 not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead; for you were called for the very purpose that you would inherit a blessing.
How it’s used In 1 role
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1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἀντίfor, instead of 1
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Near synonyms 1 word
- ὀνειδισμός oneidismós · G3680 · insult
- Both terms denote insulting speech, within the category of verbal abuse. λοιδορία emphasizes the act of reviling, while ὀνειδισμός emphasizes reproach or disgrace brought about through insult.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To slander, to insult strongly, slander, insult33.393
- λοιδορία names the insulting, abusive speech itself rather than the act of speaking it. 1 Peter 3:9 instructs believers, “not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead,” the λοιδορίαν naming this reviling speech to be refused in kind.
Word family 4 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon λοιδορίας, ἡ (λοιδορέω), railing, reviling: 1 Tim 5:14; 1 Pet 3:9. (The Sept.;…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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