3058. loidoreó
Strong's Lexicon
loidoreó: To revile, to abuse, to insult

Original Word: λοιδορέω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: loidoreó
Pronunciation: loy-dor-eh'-o
Phonetic Spelling: (loy-dor-eh'-o)
Definition: To revile, to abuse, to insult
Meaning: I revile a person to his face, abuse insultingly.

Word Origin: From the Greek word λοιδορός (loidoros), meaning "abusive" or "reviling."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with similar concepts of reviling or insulting includes words like חֵרֵף (cheraph) and גִּדֵּף (giddaph), which convey blasphemy or reproach.

Usage: The verb "loidoreó" is used in the New Testament to describe the act of reviling or insulting someone. It conveys a sense of verbal abuse or harsh criticism. This term is often associated with unjust or malicious speech directed towards others, reflecting a spirit of contempt or disdain.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, verbal abuse and public insults were common, especially in legal and political contexts. Honor and shame were significant cultural values, and public reviling could damage a person's reputation and social standing. The New Testament's use of "loidoreó" reflects the early Christian community's emphasis on speech that builds up rather than tears down, contrasting with the surrounding culture's acceptance of harsh and abusive language.

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3058 loidoréō(from 3060 /loídoros, "a reviler") – properly, to say harsh things (make verbal assaults); to revile; to spue bitter (tasteless) statements, using mean-spirited, insulting words to demoralize (humiliate).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from loidoros
Definition
to abuse, revile
NASB Translation
revile (1), reviled (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3058: λοιδορέω

λοιδορέω, λοιδόρω; 1 aorist ἐλοιδόρησα; present passive participle λοιδορούμενος; (λοίδορος); to reproach, rail at, revile, heap abuse upon: τινα, John 9:28; Acts 23:4; passive, 1 Corinthians 4:12; 1 Peter 2:23. (From Pindar and Aeschylus down; the Sept. several times for רִיב.) (Compare: ἀντιλοιδορέω.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
revile.

From loidoros; to reproach, i.e. Vilify -- revile.

see GREEK loidoros

Forms and Transliterations
ελοιδορείτο ελοιδορήθησαν ελοιδορησαν ελοιδόρησαν ἐλοιδόρησαν ελοιδόρουν λοιδορεις λοιδορείς λοιδορεῖς λοιδορείσθέ λοιδόρησις λοιδορουμενοι λοιδορούμενοι λοιδορουμενος λοιδορούμενος λοιδορώνται eloidoresan eloidorēsan eloidóresan eloidórēsan loidoreis loidoreîs loidoroumenoi loidoroúmenoi loidoroumenos loidoroúmenos
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Englishman's Concordance
John 9:28 V-AIA-3P
GRK: καὶ ἐλοιδόρησαν αὐτὸν καὶ
NAS: They reviled him and said,
KJV: Then they reviled him, and
INT: and They railed at him and

Acts 23:4 V-PIA-2S
GRK: τοῦ θεοῦ λοιδορεῖς
NAS: said, Do you revile God's
KJV: said, Revilest thou God's
INT: of God insult you

1 Corinthians 4:12 V-PPM/P-NMP
GRK: ἰδίαις χερσίν λοιδορούμενοι εὐλογοῦμεν διωκόμενοι
NAS: hands; when we are reviled, we bless;
KJV: hands: being reviled, we bless;
INT: own hands Railed at we bless persecuted

1 Peter 2:23 V-PPM/P-NMS
GRK: ὃς λοιδορούμενος οὐκ ἀντελοιδόρει
NAS: and while being reviled, He did not revile in return;
KJV: Who, when he was reviled, reviled not
INT: who being railed at not retaliated

Strong's Greek 3058
4 Occurrences


ἐλοιδόρησαν — 1 Occ.
λοιδορεῖς — 1 Occ.
λοιδορούμενοι — 1 Occ.
λοιδορούμενος — 1 Occ.

















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