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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" ( [[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> | |||
<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 | |||
Revision as of 12:28, 6 October 2021
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."
