UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Related lemmas: λαλέω

Sense 1: to speak evil of, to slander, slander

Semantic entry: 33.387

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Insult, Slander

Definition: to speak against, often involving speaking evil of

JAM 4:11: RV JAM 4:11 · LV JAM 4:11 · Read together JAM 4:11

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OET-RV JAM 4:11

11 My fellow believers, don’t make false accusations against each other because anyone who falsely accuses or judges a fellow believer, is slandering against the law and judging it. But if you’re the ones judging the law, then you’re not a follower of the law but a judge of it.

OET-LV JAM 4:11

11 Not be _slandering against _one _another, brothers.
The one slandering against_his_brother or judging the brother of _him, is _slandering against_the_law and is _judging the_law.
But if the_law you _are _judging, not you _are a_doer of_the_law, but a_judge.

PE1 2:12: RV PE1 2:12 · LV PE1 2:12 · Read together PE1 2:12

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OET-RV PE1 2:12

12 Even as you, friends, live among the world’s people, maintain your good conduct so that when they slander you by calling you ‘evil’, at the time of God’s judgement they’ll have to honour god when they see your good behaviour.

OET-LV PE1 2:12

12 having the good conduct of _you _all among the pagans, in _order _that at which they _are _slandering against _you _all as of _evildoers, by observing your good works, they _may _glorify the god in the_day of _visitation.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

JAM: RV JAM 4:11 · LV JAM 4:11 · Read together JAM 4:11

PE1: RV PE1 2:12 · RV PE1 3:16 · LV PE1 2:12 · LV PE1 3:16 · Read together PE1 2:12 · Read together PE1 3:16

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

καταλαλέω

Form 1

Sense 1: to speak evil of, to slander, slander