ΨΙΘΥΡΙΣΜΟΣ, ψιθυρισμος
PSITHYRISMOS, psithyrismos
Sounds Like: psee-thee-rees-MOS
Translations: whispering, a whispering, gossip, a gossip, slander, a slander
From the root: ΨΙΘΥΡΙΣΜΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a secret or private communication, often with negative connotations. It can denote whispering in general, but more commonly implies secret slander or malicious gossip, often done in a clandestine manner. It describes the act of spreading rumors or defaming someone quietly.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G5587 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Pseudo-Baruch
- The Greek Apocalypse of Baruch (3 Baruch) — 13:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΨΙΘΥΡΙΣΜΟΣ.
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.
- ΨΙΘΥΡΙΣΜΟΙ — whisperings, secret slanders, gossip
- ΨΙΘΥΡΙΣΜΟΥ — (of) whispering, (of) a whispering, (of) secret slandering, (of) a secret slandering, (of) gossip, (of) a gossip
- ΨΙΘΥΡΙΣΜΟΥΣ — whisperings, murmurings, slanders
- ΨΙΘΥΡΙΣΜΩ — (to) whispering, (to) a whispering, (to) murmuring, (to) a murmuring, (to) gossip, (to) a gossip
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