noun · feminine
loidorias
Greekλοιδορία (loidoria)
Strong’sG3059
reviling, abuse
stem loidori-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
λοιδορία, -ας, ἡ
(< λοιδορέω), [in LXX chiefly for רִיב, מְרִיבָה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3059 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidloy-dor-ee'-ah
slander or vituperation
Fromfrom G3060;
King Jamesrailing, reproach(-fully).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | loidorias | loidoriais |
| object accusative | loidorian1×λοιδορίαν | loidoriain |
| direct address vocative | loidoriar | loidoriair |
| of, belonging to genitive | loidoriau2×λοιδορίας | loidoriaiu |
| to, for dative | loidoria | loidoriai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
loidoria 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
loidorian“insult”objectaccusative singular1×
1 Peter 3:9“insult”mē apodōarōtois kakem anti kakeu ē loidorian anti loidoriau tounantion de eulogarōtois, hoti eis houtem kaliva hina eulogian klēronomaveia.Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
loidoriau“insult”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
1 Timothy 5:14“reproach”boulemō oun neoterain gamarō, teknogonarō, oikodespotarō, mēdenan aforman dōarō to antikeierōto loidoriau charin;So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.
1 Peter 3:9“insult”mē apodōarōtois kakem anti kakeu ē loidorian anti loidoriau tounantion de eulogarōtois, hoti eis houtem kaliva hina eulogian klēronomaveia.Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.