Word study · Greek
loidoría
insulting
Say it: loy-dor-EE-ah (approximate)
λοιδορία
What it means
Abuse, reviling, insult. In 5:14, "give no occasion to the adversary for insulting"; in 1 Peter 3:9, "don't return reviling for reviling."
Range of meaning
- RevilingVerbal abuse.
- InsultDisrespect.
In 1 Timothy
- Chapter 5
"Give no occasion to the adversary for insulting" (5:14).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G3059 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources