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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #2551 - κακολογέω

Transliteration

kakologéō

Phonetics

kak-ol-og-eh'-o

Origin

from a compound of (G2556) and (G3056)

Parts of Speech

verb

TDNT

3:468,391

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

to speak evil of, revile, abuse, one
to curse

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 7043 ‑ קָלַל (kaw‑lal');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (4)

Matthew 1

Mark 2

Acts 1

BSB (4)

Matthew 1

Mark 2

Acts 1

CSB (2)

Matthew 1

Mark 2

Acts 1

ESV (4)

Matthew 1

Mark 2

Acts 1

KJV (4)

Matthew 1

Mark 2

Acts 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (12)

Matthew 3

Mark 6

Acts 3

N95 (8)

Matthew 2

Mark 4

Acts 2

NAS (12)

Matthew 2

Mark 4

Acts 2

NLT (4)

Matthew 2

Mark 5

Acts 1

WEB (4)

Matthew 1

Mark 2

Acts 1

YLT (4)

Matthew 1

Mark 2

Acts 1

ASV (4)

he that speaketh evil 2

speaking evil 1

to speak evil 1

BSB (4)

curses 2

maligned 1

speak evil of 1

CSB (2)

of 1

slandering 1

ESV (4)

curseth 1

reviles 1

speak evil 1

speaking evil 1

KJV (4)

curseth 2

evil 2

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (12)

evil 4

of 4

speak 1

speaking 1

speaks 2

N95 (8)

evil 4

speak 1

speaking 1

speaks 2

NAS (12)

evil 4

of 4

speak 1

speaking 1

speaks 2

NLT (4)

against 1

disrespectfully 2

evil 1

WEB (4)

speaking evil 1

to speak evil 1

YLT (4)

speaking evil of 1

to speak evil of 1

who is speaking evil 1

who is speaking evil of 1

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

V-AAN 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 2

ANT

V-AAN 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 2

BEZ

V-AAN- 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 2

BGB

V-AAN 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 2

BMT

V-AAN 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 2

BYZ

V-AAN 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 2

ELZ

V-AAN 1

V-PAPNPM 1

V-PAPNSM 2

NA26

V-AAN 1

V-PAPNPM 1

V-PAPNSM 2

SBL

V-AAN 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 2

SCV

V-AAN 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 2

STV

V-AAN 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 2

TIS

V-AAN 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 2

V-AAN 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-PAP-NSM 2

TRG

V-AAN 1

V-PAPNPM 1

V-PAPNSM 2

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

κᾰκολογ-έω,

revile, abuse, τινα Lys. 8.5, Isoc. 6.98, Hyp. Fr. 25, LXX Exodus 21:16(17), Matthew 15:4, al.: abs., D. 36.61: — Pass., Gorg. Hel. 7, PFay. 12.15 (ii B.C.).

Thayer's Expanded Definition

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).

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

κακολογέω , -ῶ

(< κακολόγος , slanderous),

[in LXX: Exodus 21:16; Exodus 22:28, 1 Samuel 3:13, Proverbs 20:20, Ezekiel 22:7 (H7043 pi., hi.), 2 Maccabees 4:1*;]

to speak ill of, revile, abuse: c. acc pers., Matthew 15:4, Mark 7:10 (LXX) Mark 9:39; c. acc rei, Acts 19:9.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

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 αὐτ ̣[οῖ ]ς κακολογίας.

List of Word Forms

εκακολόγουν κακολογησαι κακολογήσαί κακολογῆσαί κακολογήσεις κακολογουντες κακολογούντες κακολογοῦντες κακολογούντος κακολογων κακολογών κακολογῶν kakologesai kakologêsaí kakologēsai kakologē̂saí kakologon kakologôn kakologōn kakologō̂n kakologountes kakologoûntes