καταλαλία
katalalia · slander
Greek word · Strong’s number G2636 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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katalalia (καταλαλία) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “slander”.
Speaking badly of others behind their backs.
How to say it
ka·ta·la·li·a
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
- Speaking ill of others behind their backs.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- slander ×1
- slanders ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 2 Corinthians 12:20
For I fear that perhaps when I come I may find you not such as I wish, and I may be found by you such as you do not wish; that perhaps there may be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, rivalries, slanders, gossip, arrogance, disorders;
- 1 Peter 2:1
So putting away all wickedness and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander,