ΔΥΣΦΗΜΕΩ, δυσφημεω
DYSPHĒMEŌ, dysphēmeō
Sounds Like: doos-fay-MEH-oh
Translations: to speak evil of, to revile, to slander, to defame
From the root: ΔΥΣΦΗΜΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means to speak evil of someone or something, to revile, or to slander. It is a compound word formed from the prefix δυσ- (dys-), meaning 'bad' or 'ill', and φημι (phēmi), meaning 'to speak' or 'to say'. Therefore, it literally means 'to speak ill'. It is used to describe the act of uttering harmful or defamatory words against another.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, 1st Person Singular; or Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1426 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΥΣΦΗΜΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΔΥΣΦΗΜΟΥ — of evil report, of ill repute, of slander, of blasphemy, to speak evil of, to slander, to blaspheme
- ΔΥΣΦΗΜΟΥΜΕΝΟΙ — being defamed, being slandered, being reviled, being spoken ill of
- ΔΥΣΦΗΜΟΥΝΤΕΣ — slandering, speaking evil of, defaming
- ἘΔΥΣΦΗΜΗΣΑΝ — they blasphemed, they spoke evil of, they slandered, they reviled
- ΕΔΥΣΦΗΜΗΣΑΝ — they blasphemed, they spoke evil of, they reviled, they slandered
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