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Whisperer, Whispering
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
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"a whisperer," occurs in an evil sense in Romans 1:29 .
"a whispering," is used of "secret slander" in 2 Corinthians 12:20 . In the Sept., Ecclesiastes 10:11 , of "a murmured enchantment."
Note: Synonymous with No. 1 is katalalos, "a backbiter" (Romans 1:30 ), the distinction being that this denotes one guilty of open calumny, psithuristes, one who does it clandestinely.Copyright Statement
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Whisperer, Whispering'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​w/whisperer-whispering.html. 1940.
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Whisperer, Whispering'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​w/whisperer-whispering.html. 1940.