What does καταλαλία (katalalía) mean in the Bible?
καταλαλία (katalalía) is a Greek word meaning "defamation".
Greek · G2636
καταλαλία
Defamation
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καταλαλία G2636
Pronunciation katalalía
What does καταλαλία (katalalía) mean in the Bible?
καταλαλία (katalalía) is a Greek word meaning "defamation".
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How does the BSB render G2636?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include slander (2).
Where does καταλαλία (katalalía) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Corinthians 12:20. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Peter (1), 2 Corinthians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It slander 2× 2 Corinthians 12:20, 1 Peter 2:1
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First aligned row 2 Corinthians 12:20
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
2 Corinthians 1 1 Peter 1
Source forms
καταλαλιαί 1x katalaliai 2 Corinthians 12:20
καταλαλιάς 1x katalalias 1 Peter 2:1
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural 1x 1 Peter 2:1
Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural 1x 2 Corinthians 12:20
Evidence Summary
Greek word. defamation
Source Gloss
defamation
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Corinthians 12:20 Noun Nominative Plural Feminine
καταλαλιαί, katalaliai
evil-speaking, backbiting, detraction
Read verse 1 Peter 2:1 Noun Accusative Plural Feminine
καταλαλιάς, katalaliav
evil-speaking, backbiting, detraction
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Word Origins
καταλαλία is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain