ΚΑΤΑΛΑΛΙΑΙ, καταλαλιαι
KATALALIAI, katalaliai
Sounds Like: kah-tah-lah-LEE-ai
Translations: slander, evil speaking, backbiting, a slander, an evil speaking, a backbiting
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΛΑΛΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of speaking evil against someone, often behind their back. It implies malicious or harmful talk that damages another person's reputation. It is a compound word formed from 'κατά' (against) and 'λαλιά' (speech).
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Vocative or Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2636 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 2 Corinthians — 12:20
Pseudo-Baruch
- The Greek Apocalypse of Baruch (3 Baruch) — 13:4
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 9 — 23:2
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- 2 Corinthians — 12:20
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΛΑΛΙΑ — slander, evil speaking, backbiting, defamation, a slander, an evil speaking
- 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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