verb
diaballomō
Strong’sG1225
I slander, complain of, accuse
stem diaball-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
δια-βάλλω
[in LXX: Da LXX 3:8, Da TH 3:8 6:24 (25) (אֲכַל קְרַץ), II Mac 3:11, IV Mac 4:1 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1225 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -βᾰλῶ: perfect -βέβληκα:— throw or carry over or across, νέας Refs 5th c.BC+; in wrestling, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 more frequently intransitive, pass over, cross, ἐκ.. ἐς.. Refs 5th c.BC+
3 put through, τῆς θύρας δάκτυλον Refs 4th c.BC+
II in Refs 5th c.BC+ whatever scraps they threw to him, with a play on signification see
III set at variance, ἐμὲ καὶ Ἀγάθωνα Refs 5th c.BC+; set against, τινὰς πρὸς τὰ πάθη, πρὸς τὴν βρῶσιν, Refs 1st c.AD+; bring into discredit, μή με διαβάλῃς στρατῷ Refs 5th c.BC+:— passive, to be at variance with, τινί Refs; to be filled with suspicion and resentment against another, Refs 5th c.BC+; to be brought into discredit, ἐς τοὺς ξυμμάχους Refs 5th c.BC+discredited, Refs 5th c.BC+
IV put off with evasions, δ. τινὰ μίαν (i.e. ἡμέραν) ἐκ μιᾶς Refs 2nd c.AD+
V attack a man's character, calumniate, δ. τοὺς Ἀθηναίους πρὸς τὸν Ἀρταφρένεα Refs 5th c.BC+; διέβαλλον τοὺς Ἴωνας ὡς δι᾽ ἐκείνους ἀπολοίατο αἱ νέες Refs 5th c.BC+; accuse, complain of, without implied malice or falsehood, Refs 2nd c.BC+: with dative of things, reproach a man with.., τῇ ἀτυχίᾳ Refs 5th c.BC+; δ. τινὰ εἴς or πρός τι, Refs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, διεβλήθη ὡς NT+2nd c.AD+
V.2 with accusative of things, misrepresent, Refs 4th c.BC+: speak or state slanderously, ὡς οὗτος διέβαλλεν Refs; τοῦτό μου διαβάλλει Refsgive hostile information, without any insinuation of falsehood, Refs 5th c.BC+
V.3 δ. τι εἴς τινα lay the blame for a thing on.., Refs 6th c.AD+
V.4 disprove a scientific or philosophical doctrine, Refs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, Refs 1st c.AD+
V.5 δ. ἔπος declare it spurious, Refs
VI deceive by false accounts, impose upon, mislead, τινά Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, Refs 5th c.BC+
VII divert from a course of action, πρὸς τὴν κακίαν τινάς Refs:—passive, ψυχὴ -βέβληται πρὸς μάχην Refs 2nd c.AD+
VIII middle, contract an obligation (?), Refs
IX διαβάλλεσθαι ἀστραγάλοις πρός τινα throw against him, Refs 1st c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| diaballitaδιεβλήθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | charges … brought | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diaballomō | diaballome | diaballomē | diaballomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | diaballosō | diaballose | diaballosē | diaballoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaballotō | diaballote | diaballotē | diaballotelē |
| we 1st person plural | diaballonō | diaballone | diaballonē | diaballonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diaballovō | diaballove | diaballovē | diaballovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | diaballolō | diaballole | diaballolē | diaballolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diaballimi | diaballima |
| you 2nd person singular | diaballisi | diaballisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaballiti | diaballita1×διεβλήθη |
| we 1st person plural | diaballini | diaballina |
| ye 2nd person plural | diaballivi | diaballiva |
| they 3rd person plural | diaballili | diaballila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diaballomeiō | diaballomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | diaballoseiō | diaballoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaballoteiō | diaballoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | diaballoneiō | diaballoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diaballoveiō | diaballoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | diaballoleiō | diaballoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diaballimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | diaballiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaballiteia |
| we 1st person plural | diaballineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diaballiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | diaballileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diaballosōr | diaballosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaballotōr | diaballotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | diaballovōr | diaballovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | diaballolōr | diaballolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diaballisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaballitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | diaballivar |
| they 3rd person plural | diaballilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diaballomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | diaballosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaballotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | diaballonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | diaballovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | diaballoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diaballimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | diaballisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diaballitoia |
| we 1st person plural | diaballinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diaballivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | diaballiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | diaballorō | diaballorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | diaballiri | diaballira |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | diaballorōntos | diaballorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | diaballirintos | diaballirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
diaball is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
diaballita“charges … brought”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 16:1“charges … brought”… plousios hos echate oikonomon, kai houtos diaballita auto hōs diaskorpizarōntos teim huparcharōnteim autou.… was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.