G1908
G1908 — ἐπηρεάζω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
epereazo (ep-ay-reh-ad'-zo) v.
1. to insult, slander
[from a comparative of G1909 and (probably) areia "threats"]
KJV: use despitefully, falsely accuse
Root(s): G1909
TWOT
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KJV Renderings
use despitefully, falsely accuse
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐπηρεάζω; (ἐπήρεια (spiteful abuse, cf. Aristotle, rhet. 2, 2, 4)); to insult; to treat abusively, use despitefully; to revile: τινα, Mat 5:44 R G; Luk 6:28 (with the dative of person, Xenophon, mem. 1, 2, 31; 3, 5, 16); in a forensic sense, to accuse falsely: with the accusative of a thing, 1Pe 3:16. (Xenophon, Isaeus, Demosthenes, Philo, Plutarch, Lucian, Herodian; to threaten, Herodotus 6, 9 (but cf. Cope on Aristotle, as above).)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐπηρεάζω (use despitefully)
Matthew 5:44
- KJV: But I say unto you Love your enemies bless them that curse you do good to them that hate you and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you
- GK: εγώ δε λέγω υμίν αγαπάτε τους εχθρούς υμών ευλογείτε τους καταρωμένους υμάς καλώς ποιέιτε τους μισούντας υμάς και προσεύχεσθε υπέρ των επηρεαζόντων υμάς και διωκόντων υμάς
Luke 6:28
- KJV: Bless them that curse you and pray for them which despitefully use you
- GK: ευλογείτε τους καταρωμένους υμίν και προσεύχεσθε υπέρ των επηρεαζόντων υμάς
1 Peter 3:16
- KJV: Having a good conscience that whereas they speak evil of you as of evildoers they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ
- GK: συνείδησιν έχοντες αγαθήν ίνα εν ω καταλαλώσιν υμών ως κακοποιών καταισχυνθώσιν οι επηρεάζοντες υμών την αγαθήν εν χριστώ αναστροφήν