verb
kakologamō
Greekκακολογέω (kakologeō)
Strong’sG2551
I speak evil of, curse
stem kakolog-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κακολογέω, -ῶ
(< κακολόγος, slanderous), [in LXX: Ex 21:16 22:28, I Ki 3:13, Pr 20:20, Ez 22:7 (קלל pi., hi.), II Mac 4:1*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2551 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| kakologaraκακολογῆσαί | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | speak evil of | 1× |
| kakologarōtosκακολογῶν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | speaks evil of | 2× |
| kakologarōtoisκακολογοῦντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | spoke evil of | 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 | kakologamō | kakologame | kakologami | kakologama | kakologamē | kakologamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kakologasō | kakologase | kakologasi | kakologasa | kakologasē | kakologaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kakologatō | kakologate | kakologati | kakologata | kakologatē | kakologatelē |
| we 1st person plural | kakologanō | kakologane | kakologani | kakologana | kakologanē | kakologanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kakologavō | kakologave | kakologavi | kakologava | kakologavē | kakologavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kakologalō | kakologale | kakologali | kakologala | kakologalē | kakologalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kakologameiō | kakologameia | kakologameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kakologaseiō | kakologaseia | kakologaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kakologateiō | kakologateia | kakologateiē |
| we 1st person plural | kakologaneiō | kakologaneia | kakologaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kakologaveiō | kakologaveia | kakologaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kakologaleiō | kakologaleia | kakologaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kakologasōr | kakologasar | kakologasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kakologatōr | kakologatar | kakologatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kakologavōr | kakologavar | kakologavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kakologalōr | kakologalar | kakologalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kakologamoiō | kakologamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kakologasoiō | kakologasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kakologatoiō | kakologatoia |
| we 1st person plural | kakologanoiō | kakologanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kakologavoiō | kakologavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kakologaloiō | kakologaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kakologarō | kakologari | kakologara1×κακολογῆσαί | kakologarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | kakologarōtos3×κακολογῶν | kakologaritos | kakologaratos | kakologarētos |
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
kakolog 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
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
kakologara“speak evil of”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Mark 9:39“speak evil of”tos de Iēsus legata; Mē kōluavōr auton, oudenos gar atō hos poiati dunamian epi te onome mu kai duneti tachu kakologara min;“Do not stop him,” Jesus replied. “For no one who performs a miracle in My name can turn around and speak evil of Me.
kakologarōtos“speaks evil of”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine2×
Matthew 15:4“speaks evil of”tos gar theos legata; Timasōr ton patēron kai tan mētēran, kai; Tos kakologarōtos patēron ē mētēran thanato teleutatōr;For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
Mark 7:10“speaks evil of”Mōusos gar legata; Timasōr ton patēron su kai tan mētēran su, kai; Tos kakologarōtos patēron ē mētēran thanato teleutatōr;For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
kakologarōtois“spoke evil of”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 19:9“spoke evil of”hōs de tinois sklērunile kai apeithale kakologarōtois tan hodan enōpion teu plētheu, afistanaratos apo autoiu aforizata toin mathētoin, kata hēmeran dialegerōtos en ta schola Turannou.But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.