Quick Definition
ψιθυρισμός, οῦ, ὁ n.m. a whispering, secret slandering
Strong's Definition
from a derivative of psithos (a whisper; by implication, a slander; probably akin to 5574); whispering, i.e. secret detraction
KJV Usage: whispering
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, m. | -οῦ | ψιθυρίζω (whisper) · ψιθυριστής
33.404 · Communication · Gossip
gossip providing harmful information about a person, often spoken in whispers or in low voice, with the implication that such information is not widely known and therefore should presumably be kept secret
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ψιθυρισμός, -00, ὁ, (ψιθυρίζω, to whisper, speak into one’s ear), a whispering, i.e. secret slandering, (Vulg. susurratio, Germ. Ohrenbidserei): joined w. καταλαλιά [ef. Ro. i. 29 (30)], 2 Co. xii. 20; Clem. Rom. 30, 3; 35, 5. (Plut.; Sept. for wm), of the maa murmuring of a charmer of snakes, Ecel. x. 11.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ψιθυρισμός psithurismos 1x
a whispering; a calumnious whispering, gossip, 2 Cor. 12:20*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
† ψιθυρισμός, -οῦ, ὁ
(< ψιθυρίζω, to whisper), [in LXX: Ec 10:11 (לַחַשׁ) * ;]
a whispering;
of secret slander, II Co 12:20 (Plut.);
of a murmured enchantment, Ec, l.c.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ψιθυρισμός (psithurismos) — gossip. ψῐθῠρ-ισμός, ὁ, whispering, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
2. slandering, [NT]
3. whistle of a snake-charmer, [LXX]
4. crepitation, [Refs 1st c.AD+]