UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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φλυαρέω

MainId: 005285000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: False

AlphaPos: φ

StrongCodes: G5396

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 005285001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: verb

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'φλύαρος', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 005285001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 33.374

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Communication

      LEXSubDomains: Foolish Talk

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         DefinitionShort: to speak in such a way as to make no sense, presumably because of ignorance of what is involved

         Glosses: to talk nonsense

         Comments: In some languages ‘to talk nonsense’ is ‘to talk without understanding what one is saying,’ but in other instances an equivalent may be ‘to talk without anybody being able to understand what one is saying.’

      LEXReferences: 3 YHN 1:10