ΚΑΤΑΛΑΛΟΙ, καταλαλοι
KATALALOI, katalaloi
Sounds Like: kah-tah-LAH-loy
Translations: slanderers, a slanderer, evil speakers, backbiters
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΛΑΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word describes someone who speaks evil of others, a slanderer, or a backbiter. It is a compound word formed from κατά (kata), meaning 'down' or 'against', and λαλέω (laleō), meaning 'to speak'. Thus, it literally means 'one who speaks against'. It is used to characterize individuals who engage in malicious gossip or defamation.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2637 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΛΑΛΟΣ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΛΑΛΟΣ — slanderer, backbiter, gossiper, a slanderer, a backbiter, a gossiper
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