Word Study · Strong's G2636 · Greek

καταλαλία

katalalia

kat-al-al-ee'-ah

Strong's 1890 spelling: katalalía

“defamation”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

defamation

Rendered in the KJV as

backbiting, evil speaking.

2
occurrencesin the New Testament
2 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

καταλαλιαί,1
καταλαλιάς,1

How it is rendered · 2

evil speakings1
slander,1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

noun · accusative (object) · feminine plural1
noun · nominative (subject) · feminine plural1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

N-APF · 1
N-NPF · 1

All 2, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

2 Corinthians1 of 2 · 50%
1 Peter1 of 2 · 50%

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2 Corinthians1 occurrence

2 Corinthians 12:20καταλαλιαί,katalaliainoun · nominative (subject) · feminine pluralFor I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.here: slander,

1 Peter1 occurrence

1 Peter 2:1καταλαλιάς,katalaliasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralRid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.here: evil speakings

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