Strong's Lexicon
G5588
G5588 — ψιθυριστής
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5588 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ψιθυριστής |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from a derivative of psithos "a whisper" (by implication, a slander) (probably akin to G5574) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | psithuristes |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | psith-oo-ris-tace' |
| Meaning: | 1. a secret slanderer |
| KJV Renderings: | whisperer |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ψιθυριστής, ψιθυριστου, ὁ (see the preceding word), a whisperer, secret slanderer, detractor (German Ohrenbläser): Rom 1:29 (30). (At Athens an epithet of Hermes, Demosthenes, p. 1358, 6; also of ὁ ἔρως and Aphrodite, Suidas, p. 3957 c.; (cf. Winer’s Grammar, 24).)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ψιθυριστής (whisperer)
Romans 1:29
- KJV: Being filled with all unrighteousness fornication wickedness covetousness maliciousness full of envy murder debate deceit malignity whisperers
- GK: πεπληρωμένους πάση αδικία πορνεία πονηρία πλεονεξία κακία μεστούς φθόνου φόνου έριδος δόλου κακοηθείας ψιθυριστάς