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<p> '''''bak´bı̄t''''' רגל , <i> '''''rāghal''''' </i> ; δολόω , <i> '''''dolóō''''' </i> ̌ : To slander the absent, like a dog biting behind the back, where one cannot see; to go about as a talebearer. "He that backbiteth [Revised Version, slandereth not with his tongue" ( | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_90822" /> == | ||
<p> '''(1):''' (v. i.) To censure or revile the absent. </p> <p> '''(2):''' (v. i.) To wound by clandestine detraction; to censure meanly or spitefully (an absent person); to slander or speak evil of (one absent). </p> | |||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30670" /> == | |||
Psalm 15:3 Proverbs 25:23 Romans 1:30 2 Corinthians 12:20 | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1672" /> == | |||
<p> ''''' bak´bı̄t ''''' רגל , <i> ''''' rāghal ''''' </i> ; δολόω , <i> ''''' dolóō ''''' </i> ̌ : To slander the absent, like a dog biting behind the back, where one cannot see; to go about as a talebearer. "He that backbiteth [Revised Version, slandereth not with his tongue" ( Psalm 15:3 ). </p> <p> Backbiters ''''' bak´bı̄t ''''' - ''''' ẽrz ''''' (Greek κατάλαλοι , <i> ''''' katálaloi ''''' </i> ̌ : Men who speak against. Vulgate, "detractors" ( Romans 1:30 ). </p> <p> [[Backbiting]] ''''' bak´bı̄t ''''' - ''''' ing ''''' : סתר , <i> ''''' ṣether ''''' </i> ̌ : Adj. "a backbiting tongue"; literally, "a tongue of secrecy" ( Proverbs 25:23 ). καταλαλία , <i> ''''' katalalı́a ''''' </i> ̌ : substantive "a speaking against" ( 2 Corinthians 12:20; Wisdom 2 Corinthians 1:11 ); "evil speaking" ( 1 Peter 2:1 ). γλώσσα τρίτη , <i> ''''' glō̇ssa trı́tē ''''' </i> ̌ : "a backbiting tongue" (the King James Version of [[Ecclesiasticus]] 28:14, 15); more literally translated in the Revised Version (British and American) "a third person's tongue." </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_22340" /> == | |||
<p> (in Psalms 15:3, '''''רָגִל''''' , ''Ragal','' to ''Run About'' tattling; in Proverbs 25:23, '''''סֵתֶר''''' , ''Se'Ther, Secrecy'' in tale-bearing; in Romans 1:30, '''''Κατάλαλος''''' , an ''Evil Speaker;'' in 2 Corinthians 12:20, '''''Καταλαλιά''''' , evil-speaking) '','' maliciously to defame an absent person. (See [[Slander]]). </p> | |||
==References == | |||
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<ref name="term_90822"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/backbite Backbite from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_30670"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/backbite Backbite from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_1672"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/backbite Backbite from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_22340"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/backbite Backbite from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:16, 14 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): (v. i.) To censure or revile the absent.
(2): (v. i.) To wound by clandestine detraction; to censure meanly or spitefully (an absent person); to slander or speak evil of (one absent).
Easton's Bible Dictionary [2]
Psalm 15:3 Proverbs 25:23 Romans 1:30 2 Corinthians 12:20
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]
bak´bı̄t רגל , rāghal ; δολόω , dolóō ̌ : To slander the absent, like a dog biting behind the back, where one cannot see; to go about as a talebearer. "He that backbiteth [Revised Version, slandereth not with his tongue" ( Psalm 15:3 ).
Backbiters bak´bı̄t - ẽrz (Greek κατάλαλοι , katálaloi ̌ : Men who speak against. Vulgate, "detractors" ( Romans 1:30 ).
Backbiting bak´bı̄t - ing : סתר , ṣether ̌ : Adj. "a backbiting tongue"; literally, "a tongue of secrecy" ( Proverbs 25:23 ). καταλαλία , katalalı́a ̌ : substantive "a speaking against" ( 2 Corinthians 12:20; Wisdom 2 Corinthians 1:11 ); "evil speaking" ( 1 Peter 2:1 ). γλώσσα τρίτη , glō̇ssa trı́tē ̌ : "a backbiting tongue" (the King James Version of Ecclesiasticus 28:14, 15); more literally translated in the Revised Version (British and American) "a third person's tongue."
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [4]
(in Psalms 15:3, רָגִל , Ragal', to Run About tattling; in Proverbs 25:23, סֵתֶר , Se'Ther, Secrecy in tale-bearing; in Romans 1:30, Κατάλαλος , an Evil Speaker; in 2 Corinthians 12:20, Καταλαλιά , evil-speaking) , maliciously to defame an absent person. (See Slander).
