verb
katalalamō
Strong’sG2635
I speak evil of
stem katalal-5 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books5 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.
κατα-λαλέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX chiefly for דּבר ni., pi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2635 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkat-al-al-eh'-o
to be a traducer, i.e. to slander
Fromfrom G2637;
King Jamesspeak against (evil of).
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
perfect -λελάληκαRefs 2nd c.AD+:—talk, babble loudly, τοῖς θύραζε ταῦτα κ. Refs 5th c.BC+; τινος before another, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II talk down, rail at, ἡμᾶς Refs 2nd c.BC+; τινος NT+1st c.BC+; κατά τινοςLXX:—passive, ἐπί τινι Refs 2nd c.BC+; to be outdone in speech, ὑπ᾽ ἰδιωτῶν Refs 1st c.BC+
II.2 weary by talking, gloss on{καταγλωττίζειν}, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.3 simply, interview, address a person, Refs 3rd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| katalalatōκαταλαλεῖ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | speaks against | 1× |
| katalalalōκαταλαλοῦσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | slander | 1× |
| katalalovōκαταλαλεῖσθε | happening now · yepresent middle or passive indicative 2nd person plural | slandered | 1× |
| katalalavōrκαταλαλεῖτε | happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural | speak evil against | 1× |
| katalalarōntosκαταλαλῶν | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | speaks against | 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 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katalalamō | katalalame | katalalami | katalalama | katalalamē | katalalamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katalalasō | katalalase | katalalasi | katalalasa | katalalasē | katalalaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katalalatō1×καταλαλεῖ | katalalate | katalalati | katalalata | katalalatē | katalalatelē |
| we 1st person plural | katalalanō | katalalane | katalalani | katalalana | katalalanē | katalalanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katalalavō | katalalave | katalalavi | katalalava | katalalavē | katalalavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katalalalō1×καταλαλοῦσιν | katalalale | katalalali | katalalala | katalalalē | katalalalelē |
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 | katalalomō | katalalome | katalalomē | katalalomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katalalosō | katalalose | katalalosē | katalaloselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katalalotō | katalalote | katalalotē | katalalotelē |
| we 1st person plural | katalalonō | katalalone | katalalonē | katalalonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katalalovō1×καταλαλεῖσθε | katalalove | katalalovē | katalalovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katalalolō | katalalole | katalalolē | katalalolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katalalameiō | katalalameia | katalalameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katalalaseiō | katalalaseia | katalalaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katalalateiō | katalalateia | katalalateiē |
| we 1st person plural | katalalaneiō | katalalaneia | katalalaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katalalaveiō | katalalaveia | katalalaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katalalaleiō | katalalaleia | katalalaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katalalomeiō | katalalomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katalaloseiō | katalaloseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katalaloteiō | katalaloteiē |
| we 1st person plural | katalaloneiō | katalaloneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katalaloveiō | katalaloveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katalaloleiō | katalaloleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katalalasōr | katalalasar | katalalasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katalalatōr | katalalatar | katalalatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katalalavōr1×καταλαλεῖτε | katalalavar | katalalavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katalalalōr | katalalalar | katalalalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katalalosōr | katalalosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katalalotōr | katalalotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katalalovōr | katalalovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katalalolōr | katalalolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katalalamoiō | katalalamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katalalasoiō | katalalasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katalalatoiō | katalalatoia |
| we 1st person plural | katalalanoiō | katalalanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katalalavoiō | katalalavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katalalaloiō | katalalaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katalalomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | katalalosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katalalotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | katalalonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | katalalovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | katalaloloiō |
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 | katalalarō | katalalari | katalalara | katalalarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | katalalorō | katalalorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | katalalarōntos1×καταλαλῶν | katalalarintos | katalalarantos | katalalarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | katalalorōntos | katalalorēntos |
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
katalal 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
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
katalalatō“speaks against”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
James 4:11… adelfou ē krinarōntos ton adelfon autou katalalatō nomou kai krinatō nomon; ei de …… against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And …
katalalalō“slander”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
1 Peter 2:12… ethnei echarōntois kalan, hina, en he katalalalō vu hōs kakopoioiu, ek teiu kaleiu …… among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see …
katalalovō“slandered”happening now · yepresent middle or passive indicative 2nd person plural1×
1 Peter 3:16“slandered”… suneidēsian echarōntois agathan, hina en he katalalovō kataischunileia tois epēreazarōntois vu tan agathan …… a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in …
katalalavōr“speak evil against”happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural1×
James 4:11“speak evil against”Mē katalalavōr allēloiu, adelfoir; tos katalalarōntos adelfou ē …Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him …
katalalarōntos“speaks against”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
James 4:11Mē katalalavōr allēloiu, adelfoir; tos katalalarōntos adelfou ē krinarōntos ton adelfon autou …… not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks …