Strong's Greek #2551 - κακολογέω kakologeó (to speak ill of)

curse, speak evil of.

From a compound of kakos and logos; to revile -- curse, speak evil of.

see GREEK kakos

see GREEK logos

Strong's 2551: κακολογέω

κακολογέω, κακολόγω; 1 aorist infinitive κακολογῆσαί; (κακολόγος); equivalent to κακῶς λέγω (which the old grammarians prefer, see Lob. ad Phryn., p. 200);

1. to speak ill of, revile, abuse, one; to calumniate, traduce: τινα, Mark 9:39; τί, Acts 19:9; (2 Macc. 4:1; Lysias, Plutarch, others).

2. Hellenistically, to imprecate evil on, curse: τινα, Matthew 15:4; Mark 7:10 (so for קִלֵּל, Proverbs 20:20; Ezekiel 22:7; Exodus 22:28).

Strong's Greek: 2551. κακολογέω (kakologeó) — 4 Occurrences

Matthew 15:4 - V-PPA-NMS
GRK: καί Ὁ κακολογῶν πατέρα ἢ
NAS: AND MOTHER,' and, 'HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER
KJV: mother: and, He that curseth father or
INT: and He who speaks evil of father or

Mark 7:10 - V-PPA-NMS
GRK: καί Ὁ κακολογῶν πατέρα ἢ
NAS: AND YOUR MOTHER; and, 'HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER
KJV: mother; and, Whoso curseth father or
INT: and He who speaks evil of father or

Mark 9:39 - V-ANA
GRK: δυνήσεται ταχὺ κακολογῆσαί με
NAS: soon afterward to speak evil of Me.
KJV: can lightly speak evil of me.
INT: be able readily to speak evil of me

Acts 19:9 - V-PPA-NMP
GRK: καὶ ἠπείθουν κακολογοῦντες τὴν ὁδὸν
NAS: and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way
KJV: believed not, but spake evil of that way
INT: and disobeyed speaking evil of the way