ἐπηρεάζω

epēreazō · mistreat

Greek word · Strong’s number G1908 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

epēreazō (ἐπηρεάζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “mistreat”.

Insult, abuse.

How to say it

e·pē·re·a·zō

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. To treat someone badly, to speak ill of him.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • mistreat ×1
  • those who abuse ×1

Where it appears

  • Luke 6:28

    bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

  • 1 Peter 3:16

    but with gentleness and fear, having a good conscience, so that in what you are spoken against, those who abuse your good conduct in the Messiah may be put to shame.