noun · masculine
psithurismos
Greekψιθυρισμός (psithurismos)
Strong’sG5587
a whispering, secret slandering
stem psithurism-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† ψιθυρισμός, -οῦ, ὁ
(< ψιθυρίζω, to whisper), [in LXX: Ec 10:11 (לַחַשׁ) *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5587 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpsith-oo-ris-mos'
by implication, a slander; probably akin to G5574); whispering, i.e. secret detraction
Fromfrom a derivative of ψίθος (a whisper;
King Jameswhispering.
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 | psithurismos | psithurismois1×ψιθυρισμοί |
| object accusative | psithurismon | psithurismoin |
| direct address vocative | psithurismor | psithurismoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | psithurismou | psithurismoiu |
| to, for dative | psithurismo | psithurismoi |
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
psithurismo 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
psithurismois“gossip”subjectnominative plural1×
2 Corinthians 12:20“gossip”fobemō gar mē pōs ercharatos ouk hoioin thelamō heuriskameia vin, kamis heuriskimeia vi hoion ouk thelavō, mē pōs eras, zēlos, thumois, eritheiais, katalaliais, psithurismois, fusiōsiais, akatastasiais;For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.