Strong's Lexicon

G2551

G2551 — κακολογέω

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekkakologeoverbOccurrences: 4

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G2551
Word:κακολογέω
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:from a compound of G2556 and G3056
Language:Greek
Occurrences:4
Transliteration:kakologeo
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:kak-ol-og-eh'-o
Meaning:1. to revile
KJV Renderings:curse, speak evil of

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

κακολογέω, κακολόγω; 1 aorist infinitive κακολογῆσαί; (κακολόγος); equivalent to κακῶς λέγω (which the old grammarians prefer, see Lob. ad Phryn., p. 200);

1. to speak ill of, revile, abuse, one; to calumniate, traduce: τινα, Mar 9:39; τί, Act 19:9; (2Ma 4:1; Lysias, Plutarch, others).

2. Hellenistically, to imprecate evil on, curse: τινα, Mat 15:4; Mar 7:10 (so for ÷ÄìÅÌì, Pro 20:20; Eze 22:7; Exo 22:28).

Other Resources

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

Englishman's Greek Concordance

κακολογέω (curse)

Matthew 15:4

KJV: For God commanded saying Honour thy father and mother and He that curseth father or mother let him die the death
GK: ο γαρ θεός ενετείλατο λέγων τίμα τον πατέρα και την μητέρα και ο κακολογών πατέρα η μητέρα θανάτω τελευτάτω

Mark 7:10

KJV: For Moses said Honour thy father and thy mother and Whoso curseth father or mother let him die the death
GK: Μωσής γαρ είπε τίμα τον πατέρα σου και την μητέρα σου και ο κακολογών πατέρα η μητέρα θανάτω τελευτάτω

Mark 9:39

KJV: But Jesus said Forbid him not for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name that can lightly speak evil of me
GK: ο δε Ιησούς είπεν μη κωλύετε αυτόν ουδείς γαρ εστιν ος ποιήσει δύναμιν επί τω ονόματί μου και δυνήσεται ταχύ κακολογήσαί με

Acts 19:9

KJV: But when divers were hardened and believed not but spake evil of that way before the multitude he departed from them and separated the disciples disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus
GK: ως δε τινες εσκληρύνοντο και ηπείθουν κακολογούντες την οδόν ενώπιον του πλήθους αποστάς απ΄ αυτών αφώρισε τους μαθητάς καθ΄ ημέραν διαλεγόμενος εν τη σχολή Τυράννου τινός
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