Greek · Strong's G2551
κακολογέω
kakologeokak-ol-og-eh'-o
to revile
1890 spelling: kakologéō
- κ20
- α1
- κ20
- ο70
- λ30
- ο70
- γ3
- ε5
- ω800
Isopsephy 1,019
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to revile
Rendered in the KJV as
curse, speak evil of.
- 4occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- κακολογῶν2
- κακολογῆσαί1
- κακολογοῦντες1
How it is rendered · 2
- speaking evil of3
- to speak evil of1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)1
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1
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- V-PAP-NSM · 2
- V-AAN · 1
- V-PAP-NPM · 1
All 4, in canonical order
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Where this word lives
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Mark2 occurrences
- Mark 7:10κακολογῶνkakologōnverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularFor Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’here: speaking evil of
- Mark 9:39κακολογῆσαίkakologēsaiverb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)“Do not stop him,” Jesus replied. “For no one who performs a miracle in My name can turn around and speak evil of Me.here: to speak evil of