ΛΑΘΡΟΔΗΚΤΑΙ, λαθροδηκται
LATHRODĒKTAI, lathrodēktai
Sounds Like: lah-throh-DEEK-tai
Translations: secret biters, slanderers, backbiters, a secret biter, a slanderer, a backbiter
From the root: ΛΑΘΡΑ, ΔΑΚΝΩ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'secretly' and 'to bite'. It refers to individuals who secretly or stealthily bite, metaphorically meaning those who slander, backbite, or attack others with hidden malice. It describes people who engage in malicious gossip or criticism behind someone's back.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Instances
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Ephesians — 7:1
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΛΑΘΡΑ, ΔΑΚΝΩ, appear in our texts.
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