What does ὀνειδίζω (oneidízō) mean in the Bible?
ὀνειδίζω (oneidízō): To reproach someone with shame-laden speech; implies public disgrace and verbal attack on character.
Greek · G3679
ὀνειδίζω
To revile
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ὀνειδίζω G3679
Pronunciation oneidízō
What does ὀνειδίζω (oneidízō) mean in the Bible?
ὀνειδίζω (oneidízō): To reproach someone with shame-laden speech; implies public disgrace and verbal attack on character.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3679?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include berated (2), insult (2), [people] insult (1), finding fault (1), rebuked them (1).
Where does ὀνειδίζω (oneidízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 5:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (3), Mark (2), 1 Peter (1), James (1).
Are there verse guides for ὀνειδίζω (oneidízō)?
This entry includes 1 verse guide that explain exact original-language forms in context.
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 berated 2× Matthew 27:44, Mark 15:32
insult 2× Luke 6:22, Romans 15:3
[people] insult 1× Matthew 5:11
finding fault 1× James 1:5
rebuked them 1× Mark 16:14
to denounce 1× Matthew 11:20
you are insulted 1× 1 Peter 4:14
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Matthew 5:11 ὀνειδίσωσιν to [people] insult Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural Matthew 11:20 ὀνειδίζειν to to denounce Verb - Present Infinitive Active Matthew 27:44 ὠνείδιζον to berated Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Mark 15:32 ὠνείδιζον to berated Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Mark 16:14 ὠνείδισεν to rebuked them Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 6:22 ὀνειδίσωσιν to insult Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural Romans 15:3 ὀνειδιζόντων to insult Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural James 1:5 ὀνειδίζοντος to finding fault Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular 1 Peter 4:14 ὀνειδίζεσθε to you are insulted Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 5:11
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 6
Matthew 3 Mark 2 Luke 1 Romans 1 James 1 1 Peter 1
Source forms
ὀνειδίσωσιν 2x oneidisōsin Matthew 5:11, Luke 6:22
ὠνείδιζον 2x ōneidizon Matthew 27:44, Mark 15:32
ὀνειδίζειν 1x oneidizein Matthew 11:20
ὀνειδίζεσθε 1x oneidizesthe 1 Peter 4:14
ὀνειδίζοντος 1x oneidizontos James 1:5
ὀνειδιζόντων 1x oneidizontōn Romans 15:3
ὠνείδισεν 1x ōneidisen Mark 16:14
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural 2x Matthew 5:11, Luke 6:22
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 2x Matthew 27:44, Mark 15:32
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Mark 16:14
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural 1x 1 Peter 4:14
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x Matthew 11:20
Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural 1x Romans 15:3
Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular 1x James 1:5
Key Verse and Form Guides
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Evidence Summary
Greek word. To reproach someone with shame-laden speech; implies public disgrace and verbal attack on character.
Source Gloss
to revile
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
10 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
oneidiswsin
I reproach, revile, upbraid
Read verse Matthew 11:20 Verb Present Active Infinitive
ὀνειδίζειν oneidizein
I reproach, revile, upbraid
Read verse Matthew 27:44 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ὠνείδιζον wneidizon
I reproach, revile, upbraid
Read verse Mark 15:32 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ὠνείδιζον wneidizon
I reproach, revile, upbraid
Read verse Mark 16:14 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ὠνείδισε wneidisen
I reproach, revile, upbraid
Read verse Luke 6:22 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Subjunctive
ὀνειδίσωσι, oneidiswsin
I reproach, revile, upbraid
Read verse Romans 15:3 Verb Present Active Participle Genitive Plural Masculine
ὀνειδιζόντων oneidizontwn
I reproach, revile, upbraid
Read verse 1 Timothy 4:10 Verb First Person Plural Present Passive Indicative
ὀνειδιζόμεθα, oneidizomeqa
I reproach, revile, upbraid
Read verse James 1:5 Verb Present Active Participle Genitive Singular Masculine
ὀνειδίζοντος, oneidizontov
I reproach, revile, upbraid
Read verse 1 Peter 4:14 Verb Second Person Plural Present Passive Indicative
ὀνειδίζεσθε oneidizesqe
I reproach, revile, upbraid
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.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 10 Tenses Aorist, Imperfect, Present Voices Active, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×
Indicative states a fact or reality 5×
Imperfect Active Matt 27:44 · Mark 15:32 2×
Present Passive 1 Tim 4:10 · 1 Pet 4:14 2×
Aorist Active Mark 16:14 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Active Matt 11:20 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Present Active Rom 15:3 · Jas 1:5 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 9 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 4 aorist 3 imperfect 2
Voice
active 8 passive 1
Mood
indicative 4 participle 2 subjunctive 2 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 5:11 ὀνειδίσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 11:20 ὀνειδίζειν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 27:44 ὠνείδιζον imperfect active indicative background Mark 15:32 ὠνείδιζον imperfect active indicative background Mark 16:14 ὠνείδισεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 6:22 ὀνειδίσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Romans 15:3 ὀνειδιζόντων present active participle participle James 1:5 ὀνειδίζοντος present active participle participle 1 Peter 4:14 ὀνειδίζεσθε present passive indicative ongoing
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
to revile or reproach someone verbally for their faith or righteousness
to taunt or upbraid someone in mockery, especially during suffering or crucifixion
to reproach or insult someone because of their allegiance to the Son of Man
to be reproached or upbraided passively for bearing the name of Christ
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 10 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ὀνειδίζω is built from this root:
ὄνειδος G3681
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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