καταλαλέω
katalaleō · speak against
Greek word · Strong’s number G2635 · appears 5 times in the Bible
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katalaleō (καταλαλέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “speak against”.
Someone, slander, speak evil of them.
How to say it
ka·ta·la·le·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
- Talk against someone.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- speak against ×2
- speaks against ×2
- you are spoken against ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- James 4:11
Do not speak against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.
- 1 Peter 2:12
keeping your conduct among the nations good, so that, in what they speak against you as evildoers, by observing your good works they may glorify God on the day of visitation.
- 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.
And 2 more times.