ΚΑΤΑΛΑΛΙΑ, καταλαλια
KATALALIA, katalalia
Sounds Like: kah-tah-lah-LEE-ah
Translations: slander, evil speaking, backbiting, defamation, a slander, an evil speaking
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΛΑΛΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to speech that is directed against someone, often with the intent to harm their reputation. It describes the act of speaking evil of others, engaging in backbiting, or spreading malicious gossip. It is a compound word formed from the preposition ΚΑΤΑ (against, down) and the noun ΛΑΛΙΑ (speech, talk).
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2636 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 9 — 15:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΛΑΛΙΑ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΛΑΛΙΑΙ — slander, evil speaking, backbiting, a slander, an evil speaking, a backbiting
- ΚΑΤΑΛΑΛΙΑΙΣ — (to) slander, (to) evil-speaking, (to) backbiting, (to) railing
- ΚΑΤΑΛΑΛΙΑΝ — slander, evil speaking, backbiting, a slander, an evil speaking, a backbiting
- ΚΑΤΑΛΑΛΙΑΣ — slander, evil speaking, backbiting, a slander, an evil speaking, a backbiting
- ΚΑΤΑΛΑΛΙΝ — slander, evil speaking, backbiting, defamation, a slander, an evil speaking, a backbiting, a defamation
- ΚΑΤΑΛΑΛΙΩΝ — (of) slander, (of) evil speaking, (of) backbiting, (of) defamation
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