λοιδορία
loidoria · reviling, abuse
Greek word · Strong’s number G3059 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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loidoria (λοιδορία) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “reviling, abuse”.
Reviling: insulting, speaking abusively about someone.
How to say it
loi·do·ri·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
- Abusive words that dishonor.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- insult ×2
- reproach ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 1 Timothy 5:14
So I want younger widows to marry, to bear children, to manage their households, to give the adversary no occasion for reproach;
- 1 Peter 3:9
not repaying evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the contrary blessing, because to this you were called, so that you may inherit a blessing.
And 1 more times.