Strong's Lexicon
G5587
G5587 — ψιθυρισμός
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5587 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ψιθυρισμός |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from a derivative of psithos "a whisper" (probably akin to G5574) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | psithurismos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | psith-oo-ris-mos' |
| Meaning: | 1. whispering, i.e. secret detraction 2. (by implication) a slander |
| KJV Renderings: | whispering |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ψιθυρισμός, ψιθυρισμου, ὁ (ψιθυρίζω, to whisper, speak into one’s ear), a whispering, i. e. secret slandering, (Vulg.susurratio, German Ohrenbläserei): joined with καταλαλιά (cf. Rom 1:29(30)), 2Co 12:20; Clement of Rome, 30, 3 [ET]; 35, 5 [ET]. (Plutarch; the Sept. for ìÇçÇùÑ, of the magical murmuring of a charmer of snakes, Ecc 10:11.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ψιθυρισμός (whispering)
2 Corinthians 12:20
- KJV: For I fear lest when I come I shall not find you such as I would and I shall be found unto you such as ye would not lest debates envyings wraths strifes backbitings whisperings swellings tumults
- GK: φοβούμαι γαρ μήπως ελθών ουχ οίους θέλω εύρω υμάς καγώ ευρεθώ υμίν οίον ου θέλετε μήπως έρις ζήλοι θυμοί ερίθειαι καταλαλιαί ψιθυρισμοί φυσιώσεις ακαταστασίαι