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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: 2637. κατάλαλος (katalalos) -- Slanderer, backbiter</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2637.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> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><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/revelation/9-16.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/2637.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> > 2637</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/2636.htm" title="2636">◄</a> 2637. katalalos <a href="../greek/2638.htm" title="2638">►</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">katalalos: Slanderer, backbiter</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">καταλάλος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>katalalos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kat-al'-al-os<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kat-al'-al-os)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Slanderer, backbiter<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>slanderous, back-biting; subst: a railer, defamer.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the Greek verb καταλαλέω (katalaleō), which means "to speak against" or "to slander."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent in Strong's Concordance, similar concepts can be found in words like רָכִיל (rakil, H7400) meaning "slanderer" or "talebearer," as seen in Proverbs 11:13 and Leviticus 19:16.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "katalalos" refers to someone who speaks ill of others, often behind their backs, with the intent to harm their reputation. It is used to describe a person who engages in slander or malicious gossip. In the New Testament, this behavior is condemned as it goes against the principles of love, truth, and unity within the Christian community.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, reputation and honor were highly valued, and slander could have serious social and legal consequences. The early Christian communities, influenced by Jewish teachings, emphasized the importance of truthful and edifying speech. Slander was seen as a destructive force that could divide communities and damage relationships, contrary to the teachings of Christ.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 2637</b> <i>katálalos</i> – slanderous. <a href="/greek/2635.htm">See 2635</a> (<i>katalaleō</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 href="/greek/2596.htm">kata</a> and the same as <a href="/greek/2980.htm">laleó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a defamer<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>slanderers (1).<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 2637: κατάλαλος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κατάλαλος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">καταλαλου</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span>, <span class="accented">a defamer, evil speaker</span> (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">back-biters</span>): <a href="/interlinear/romans/1-30.htm">Romans 1:30</a>. (Found nowhere else (<span class="abbreviation">Hermas</span>, sim. 6, 5, 5 [ET]; also as adjective 8, 7, 2 [ET]; 9, 26, 7 [ET]).)<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>backbiter, slanderer <p>From <a href="/greek/2596.htm">kata</a> and the base of <a href="/greek/2980.htm">laleo</a>; talkative against, i.e. A slanderer -- backbiter. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2596.htm">kata</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2980.htm">laleo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>καταλαλους καταλάλους katalalous katalálous<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/romans/1-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 1:30</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural">Adj-AMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3"><b>καταλάλους</b> θεοστυγεῖς ὑβριστάς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">slanderers,</span> haters of God, insolent,<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Backbiters,</span> haters of God, despiteful,<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/1-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">slanderers</span> hateful to God insolent<p><b><a href="/greek/2637.htm">Strong's Greek 2637</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2637.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/katalalous_2637.htm">καταλάλους — 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2636.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2636"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2636" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2638.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2638"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2638" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>