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λοιδορέω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
λοιδορέω
Greek transliteration: 
loidoreō
Simplified transliteration: 
loidoreo
Principal Parts: 
-, ἐλοιδόρησα, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
3058
GK Number: 
3366
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
4
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-1d(2a)
Gloss: 
to insult, curse
Definition: 
to revile, rail at, abuse, Jn. 9:28; Acts 23:4; 1 Cor. 4:12; 1 Pet. 2:23*

Greek-English Concordance for λοιδορέω

John 9:28 Then they scoffed (eloidorēsan | ἐλοιδόρησαν | aor act ind 3 pl) at him, saying, “You are a disciple of that man! But we are disciples of Moses!
Acts 23:4 Those standing near him said, “Dare you (loidoreis | λοιδορεῖς | pres act ind 2 sg) insult (loidoreis | λοιδορεῖς | pres act ind 2 sg) God’s high priest?”
1 Corinthians 4:12 We labor, working with our own hands. When reviled (loidoroumenoi | λοιδορούμενοι | pres pass ptcp nom pl masc), we bless; when persecuted, we endure;
1 Peter 2:23 When (loidoroumenos | λοιδορούμενος | pres pass ptcp nom sg masc) he was insulted (loidoroumenos | λοιδορούμενος | pres pass ptcp nom sg masc), he did not respond with an insult; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but entrusted himself to the one who judges justly.