Gloss
babbler, chatterer, implying the person has low status, living by picking up scraps
Forms of the word
Dictionary
σπερμολόγος, ον
Greek transliteration
spermologos
Simplified transliteration
spermologos
Numbers
Strong's number
4691
GK Number
5066
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
a-3a
Definition
pr. seed-picking; one who picks up and retails scraps of information; a gossip; a babbler, Acts 17:18*
Greek-English Concordance for σπερμολόγος
| Acts 17:18 | Also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him, and some were asking, “What does this babbler (spermologos | σπερμολόγος | nom sg masc) want to say?” Others said, “He seems to be a proclaimer of strange gods,” for he was announcing the good news about Jesus and the resurrection. |
