Strong's Lexicon
G2637
G2637 — κατάλαλος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2637 |
|---|---|
| Word: | κατάλαλος |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from G2596 and the base of G2980 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | katalalos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kat-al'-al-os |
| Meaning: | 1. talkative against, i.e. a slanderer |
| KJV Renderings: | backbiter |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κατάλαλος, καταλαλου, ὁ, a defamer, evil speaker (A. V. back-biters): Rom 1:30. (Found nowhere else (Hermas, sim. 6, 5, 5 [ET]; also as adjective 8, 7, 2 [ET]; 9, 26, 7 [ET]).)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
κατάλαλος (backbiter)
Romans 1:30
- KJV: Backbiters haters of God despiteful proud boasters inventors of evil things disobedient to parents
- GK: καταλάλους θεοστυγείς υβριστάς υπερηφάνους αλαζόνας εφευρετάς κακών γονεύσιν απειθείς