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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2551. κακολογέω (kakologeó) -- To speak evil of, to revile, to curse, to insult.</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2551.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/mark/13-34.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2551.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2551</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2550.htm" title="2550">◄</a> 2551. kakologeó <a href="../greek/2552.htm" title="2552">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">kakologeó: To speak evil of, to revile, to curse, to insult.</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">κακολογέω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>kakologeó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kä-ko-lo-GEH-o<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kak-ol-og-eh'-o)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To speak evil of, to revile, to curse, to insult.<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I speak evil of, curse, revile, abuse.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the Greek words κακός (kakos, meaning "bad" or "evil") and λέγω (lego, meaning "to speak" or "to say").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of speaking evil or cursing is קָלַל (qalal, Strong's H7043), which means to curse or to treat with contempt.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb κακολογέω is used in the New Testament to describe the act of speaking evil against someone, reviling, or cursing. It conveys a sense of verbal abuse or insult, often directed towards others in a way that is harmful or damaging. This term is used to highlight the moral and ethical implications of speech that is intended to harm or defame another person.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, speech was a powerful tool that could be used for both good and ill. The culture placed a high value on rhetoric and the spoken word, and public discourse was a key aspect of social and political life. However, the misuse of speech, such as through slander or reviling, was seen as a serious moral failing. In Jewish tradition, the importance of guarding one's speech is emphasized in the wisdom literature, and the act of cursing or speaking evil was considered a violation of the command to love one's neighbor.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>2551</b> <i>kakologéō</i> (from <a href="/greek/2556.htm">2556</a> <i>/kakós</i>, "a malicious disposition" and <a href="/greek/3004.htm">3004</a> <i>/légō</i>, "speaking to a conclusion") – properly, to speak evil, using malicious, damaging words that are <i>calculated to destroy </i>(<i>misrepresent</i>). </p><p class="discovery"><a href="/greek/2551.htm">2551</a> <i>/kakologéō</i> ("calculated evil-speaking") tries to make evil <i>seem</i> good ("positive"), i.e. presenting what is <i>wrong</i> as "right" (or the reverse). <a href="/greek/2551.htm">2551</a> (<i>kakologéō</i>) issues from a twisted disposition (make-up, perspective).</p><p class="discovery">[Note the fundamental meaning of the root (<a href="/greek/2556.htm">2556</a> <i>/kakós</i>).]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from a comp. of <a href="/greek/2556.htm">kakos</a> and <a href="/greek/3056.htm">logos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to speak ill of<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>speak evil (1), speaking evil (1), speaks evil (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2551: κακολογέω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κακολογέω</span></span>, <span class="greek2">κακολόγω</span>; 1 aorist infinitive <span class="greek2">κακολογῆσαί</span>; (<span class="greek2">κακολόγος</span>); equivalent to <span class="greek2">κακῶς</span> <span class="greek2">λέγω</span> (which the old grammarians prefer, see <span class="abbreviation">Lob. ad Phryn.</span>, p. 200); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">to speak ill of, revile, abuse, one; to calumniate, traduce</span>: <span class="greek2">τινα</span>, <a href="/interlinear/mark/9-39.htm">Mark 9:39</a>; <span class="greek2">τί</span>, <a href="/interlinear/acts/19-9.htm">Acts 19:9</a>; (2 Macc. 4:1; <span class="abbreviation">Lysias</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, others). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> Hellenistically, <span class="accented">to imprecate evil on, curse</span>: <span class="greek2">τινα</span>, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/15-4.htm">Matthew 15:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/7-10.htm">Mark 7:10</a> (so for <span class="hebrew">קִלֵּל</span>, <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/20-20.htm">Proverbs 20:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/22-7.htm">Ezekiel 22:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/exodus/22-28.htm">Exodus 22:28</a>).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>curse, speak evil of. <p>From a compound of <a href="/greek/2556.htm">kakos</a> and <a href="/greek/3056.htm">logos</a>; to revile -- curse, speak evil of. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2556.htm">kakos</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3056.htm">logos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εκακολόγουν κακολογησαι κακολογήσαί κακολογῆσαί κακολογήσεις κακολογουντες κακολογούντες κακολογοῦντες κακολογούντος κακολογων κακολογών κακολογῶν kakologesai kakologêsaí kakologēsai kakologē̂saí kakologon kakologôn kakologōn kakologō̂n kakologountes kakologoûntes<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/15-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 15:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-PPA-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καί Ὁ <b>κακολογῶν</b> πατέρα ἢ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> AND MOTHER,' <span class="itali">and, 'HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL</span> OF FATHER<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> mother: and, <span class="itali">He that curseth</span> father or<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/15-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and He who <span class="itali">speaks evil of</span> father or<p><b><a href="/text/mark/7-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 7:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-PPA-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καί Ὁ <b>κακολογῶν</b> πατέρα ἢ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> AND YOUR MOTHER; <span class="itali">and, 'HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL</span> OF FATHER<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> mother; and, <span class="itali">Whoso curseth</span> father or<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/7-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and He who <span class="itali">speaks evil of</span> father or<p><b><a href="/text/mark/9-39.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 9:39</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active">V-ANA</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δυνήσεται ταχὺ <b>κακολογῆσαί</b> με </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> soon afterward <span class="itali">to speak evil</span> of Me.<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> can lightly <span class="itali">speak evil</span> of me.<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/9-39.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> be able readily <span class="itali">to speak evil of</span> me<p><b><a href="/text/acts/19-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 19:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural">V-PPA-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ἠπείθουν <b>κακολογοῦντες</b> τὴν ὁδὸν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and disobedient, <span class="itali">speaking evil</span> of the Way<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> believed not, <span class="itali">but spake evil</span> of that way<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/19-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and disobeyed <span class="itali">speaking evil of</span> the way<p><b><a href="/greek/2551.htm">Strong's Greek 2551</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2551.htm">4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/kakologe_sai_2551.htm">κακολογῆσαί — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kakologo_n_2551.htm">κακολογῶν — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kakologountes_2551.htm">κακολογοῦντες — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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