King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2551
Transliteration: kakologeō
Phonetic Spelling: (kak-ol-og-eh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to speak ill of
Meaning: to speak ill of
κακολογέω, κακολόγω; 1 aorist infinitive κακολογῆσαί; (κακολόγος); equivalent to κακῶς λέγω (which the old grammarians prefer, see Lob. ad Phryn., p. 200);
Word Summary
kakologeō: to speak ill of
Original Word: κακολογέωTransliteration: kakologeō
Phonetic Spelling: (kak-ol-og-eh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to speak ill of
Meaning: to speak ill of
Strong's Concordance
curse, speak evil of. From a compound of kakos and logos; to revile -- curse, speak evil of.
see GREEK kakos
see GREEK logos
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2551: κακολογέωκακολογέω, κακολόγω; 1 aorist infinitive κακολογῆσαί; (κακολόγος); equivalent to κακῶς λέγω (which the old grammarians prefer, see Lob. ad Phryn., p. 200);
1. to speak ill of, revile, abuse, one; to calumniate, traduce: τινα, Mark 9:39; τί, Acts 19:9; (2 Macc. 4:1; Lysias, Plutarch, others).
2. Hellenistically, to imprecate evil on, curse: τινα, Matthew 15:4; Mark 7:10 (so for קִלֵּל, Proverbs 20:20; Ezekiel 22:7; Exodus 22:28).