κακολογέω
kakologeō · speak evil of
Greek word · Strong’s number G2551 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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kakologeō (κακολογέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “speak evil of”.
Curse someone.
How to say it
ka·ko·lo·ge·ō
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
- Say bad things about someone; wish them ill.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- speaks evil of ×2
- speak evil of ×1
- speaking evil of ×1
Related words
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 15:4
For God said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must surely die.’
- Mark 7:10
For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must surely die.’
- Mark 9:39
But Jesus said, “Do not stop him; for there is no one who will do a miracle in my name and be able soon after to speak evil of me.
- Acts 19:9
But when some were hardened and refused to believe, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he withdrew from them and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.