ΚΑΤΑΛΑΛΙΑΣ, καταλαλιας
KATALALIAS, katalalias
Sounds Like: kah-tah-lah-LEE-ahs
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 slander, evil speaking, or backbiting. It describes the act of speaking ill of someone, often behind their back, with the intent to harm their reputation or character. It is a compound word formed from 'κατά' (down, against) and 'λαλέω' (to speak).
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2636 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Rome
Codex Sinaiticus
Polycarp of Smyrna
Pseudo-Baruch
- The Greek Apocalypse of Baruch (3 Baruch) — 8:5
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Wisdom — 1:11
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
- Mandate 8 — 1:3
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- 1 Peter — 2:1
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
- 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
- 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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