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λοιδορία

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
λοιδορία, ας, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
loidoria
Simplified transliteration: 
loidoria
Numbers
Strong's number: 
3059
GK Number: 
3367
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1a
Gloss: 
insult, slander, verbal abuse
Definition: 
reviling, railing, verbal abuse, 1 Tim. 5:14; 1 Pet. 3:9*

Greek-English Concordance for λοιδορία

1 Timothy 5:14 So, I wish younger widows to marry, to bear children, to manage their households, to give the Accuser no occasion for slander (loidorias | λοιδορίας | gen sg fem),
1 Peter 3:9 not returning evil for evil or insult (loidorian | λοιδορίαν | acc sg fem) for insult (loidorias | λοιδορίας | gen sg fem), but on the contrary blessing, because for this you were called that you might inherit a blessing.