Quick Definition
I speak evil of, curse
Strong's Definition
to revile
Derivation: from a compound of G2556 (κακός) and G3056 (λόγος);
KJV Usage: curse, speak evil of
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κακολογέω, 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, Mar_9:39; τί, Act_19:9; (2Ma_4:1; Lysias, Plutarch, others).
2. Hellenistically, to imprecate evil on, curse: τινα, Mat_15:4; Mar_7:10 (so for χΔμΕΜμ, Pro_20:20; Eze_22:7; Exo_22:28).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
κακολογέω kakologeō 4x
to speak evil of, revile, abuse, insult, Mar_9:39 ; Act_19:9 ; to address with offensive language, to treat with disrespect, Mat_15:4 ; Mar_7:10
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
κακολογέω , -ῶ
( < κακολόγος , slanderous),
[in LXX : Exo_21:16 ; Exo_22:28 , 1Sa_3:13 , Pro_20:20 , Eze_22:7 ( H7043 pi ., hi .), 2Ma_4:1 * ;]
to speak ill of, revile, abuse: c . acc pers ., Mat_15:4 , Mar_7:10 ( LXX ) Mar_9:39 ; c . acc rei , Act_19:9 .†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
κακολογέω [page 316]
For this verb, which in the NT seems always to be used in the weaker sense of speak evil of, cf. P Fay 12 .15 ( c. B.C. 103) ο [ὐ ] τυχόντως πλεῖστα κακολογηθείς , abused . . . in the most unmeasured terms (Edd.), P Ryl II. 150 .9 (A.D. 40) ὕβρισεν οὐ μετρίως καὶ ἐκακολόγησεν πολλὰ καὶ ἀ [σ ]χήμονα , insulted me immoderately with much shameful abuse (Edd.). The subst. occurs in P Tebt I. 24 .77 (B.C. 117) τῆς προσεσχηκυίας αὐτ̣[οῖ ]ς κακολογίας .
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
κακολογέω κα^κολογέω, "to speak ill of, to revile, abuse", Lys. , NTest. [Etym: from κακολόγος]
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
κακολογέω, -ῶ
(κακολόγος, slanderous), [in LXX: Exo.21:16 22:28, 1Ki.3:13, Pro.20:20, Eze.22:7 (קָלַל pi., hi.), 2Ma.4:1 * ;]
to speak ill of, revile, abuse: with accusative of person(s), Mat.15:4, Mrk.7:10" (LXX) Mrk.9:39; with accusative of thing(s), Act.19:9.†
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