verb
epēreazamō
Strong’sG1908
I insult, treat wrongfully, molest
stem epēreaz-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 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.
* ἐπηρεάζω
(< ἐπήρεια, spiteful abuse),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1908 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidep-ay-reh-ad'-zo
to insult, slander
Fromfrom a comparative of G1909 and (probably) ἀρειά (threats);
King Jamesuse despitefully, falsely accuse.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
threaten abusively, Refs 5th c.BC+: with accusative, speak disparagingly of, Refs.
II deal despitefully with, act despitefully towards, with dative person, Refs 5th c.BC+, etc.; ἐ. ψηφίσμασι καὶ νόμοις oppose them insolently, NT+4th c.BC+ (Tegea, 4th c.BC): absolutely, to be insolent, Refs 6th c.BC+:— passive, to be insulted, Refs 5th c.BC+ —later middle in active sense, Refs 2nd c.AD+
III of the action of disease, Refs 4th c.BC+
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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| epēreazarōntoisἐπηρεάζοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | revile | 1× |
| epēreazarōntoiuἐπηρεαζόντων | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine | mistreat | 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, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epēreazamō | epēreazame | epēreazami | epēreazama | epēreazamē | epēreazamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epēreazasō | epēreazase | epēreazasi | epēreazasa | epēreazasē | epēreazaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epēreazatō | epēreazate | epēreazati | epēreazata | epēreazatē | epēreazatelē |
| we 1st person plural | epēreazanō | epēreazane | epēreazani | epēreazana | epēreazanē | epēreazanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epēreazavō | epēreazave | epēreazavi | epēreazava | epēreazavē | epēreazavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epēreazalō | epēreazale | epēreazali | epēreazala | epēreazalē | epēreazalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epēreazameiō | epēreazameia | epēreazameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epēreazaseiō | epēreazaseia | epēreazaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epēreazateiō | epēreazateia | epēreazateiē |
| we 1st person plural | epēreazaneiō | epēreazaneia | epēreazaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epēreazaveiō | epēreazaveia | epēreazaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epēreazaleiō | epēreazaleia | epēreazaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epēreazasōr | epēreazasar | epēreazasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epēreazatōr | epēreazatar | epēreazatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epēreazavōr | epēreazavar | epēreazavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epēreazalōr | epēreazalar | epēreazalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epēreazamoiō | epēreazamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epēreazasoiō | epēreazasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epēreazatoiō | epēreazatoia |
| we 1st person plural | epēreazanoiō | epēreazanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epēreazavoiō | epēreazavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epēreazaloiō | epēreazaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epēreazarō | epēreazari | epēreazara | epēreazarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epēreazarōntos2× | epēreazarintos | epēreazarantos | epēreazarēntos |
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
epēreaz 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.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
epēreazarōntois“revile”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Peter 3:16“revile”… hina en he katalalovō kataischunileia tois epēreazarōntois vu tan agathan en Christo anastrofan.… clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.
epēreazarōntoiu“mistreat”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine1×
Luke 6:28… toin katarorōntoin vin, proseuchovōr peri toiu epēreazarōntoiu vin.… curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.