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καταλαλιά

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
καταλαλιά, ας, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
katalalia
Simplified transliteration: 
katalalia
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2636
GK Number: 
2896
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1a
Gloss: 
slander, defamation, evil speech
Definition: 
evil-speaking, detraction, backbiting, slandering, 2 Cor. 12:20; 1 Pet. 2:1*

Greek-English Concordance for καταλαλιά

2 Corinthians 12:20 For I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may find you not as I would wish, and that I may be found by you not as you would wish; perhaps there will be strife, jealousy, flaring anger, selfish ambition, backbiting (katalaliai | καταλαλιαί | nom pl fem), gossiping, conceit, disorder.
1 Peter 2:1 Therefore, having put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and slander (katalalias | καταλαλιάς | acc pl fem) of every kind,