What does φλυαρέω (phlyaréō) mean in the Bible?
φλυαρέω (phlyaréō): Idle, frivolous speech that attacks or maligns others; gossip-like accusation rather than substantive critique.
Greek · G5396
φλυαρέω
To talk nonsense
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φλυαρέω G5396
Pronunciation phlyaréō
What does φλυαρέω (phlyaréō) mean in the Bible?
φλυαρέω (phlyaréō): Idle, frivolous speech that attacks or maligns others; gossip-like accusation rather than substantive critique.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5396?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include slander (1).
Where does φλυαρέω (phlyaréō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 3 John 1:10. Its strongest book concentrations include 3 John (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 1× 3 John 1:10
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Usage map
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First aligned row 3 John 1:10
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
3 John 1
Source forms
φλυαρῶν 1x phlyarōn 3 John 1:10
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x 3 John 1:10
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Idle, frivolous speech that attacks or maligns others; gossip-like accusation rather than substantive critique.
Strong's G5396
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 3 John 1:10 Source Gloss
to talk nonsense
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Idle, frivolous speech that attacks or maligns others; gossip-like accusation rather than substantive critique.
(φλύαρος), to talk nonsense: with accusative of person(s), ἡμᾶς (EV, prating against us), III Jn 10.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
3 John 1:10 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
φλυαρῶν fluarwn
I gossip against
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 1 Aligned forms 1 Tenses Present Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Active 3 John 1:10 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
participle 1
NT Occurrences
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)
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
Speaking malicious nonsense or idle accusations against someone
Word Origins
φλυαρέω 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