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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: 2850. κολακεία (kolakeia) -- Flattery</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2850.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/1_corinthians/16-6.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/2850.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> > 2850</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/2849.htm" title="2849">◄</a> 2850. kolakeia <a href="../greek/2851.htm" title="2851">►</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">kolakeia: Flattery</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">κολακεία</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>kolakeia<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ko-lah-KAY-ah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kol-ak-i'-ah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Flattery<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>flattery, with a view to advantage or gain.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb κολακεύω (kolakeuō), meaning "to flatter."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "kolakeia," the concept of flattery can be related to Hebrew words like חֲלַק (ḥalaq), meaning "smooth" or "deceptive," as seen in passages like Psalm 12:2.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "kolakeia" refers to insincere praise or excessive compliments given with the intention of gaining favor or advantage. In the biblical context, it often carries a negative connotation, highlighting deceitful or manipulative speech that lacks genuine love or truth.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, flattery was often viewed with suspicion, as it was associated with manipulation and deceit. Philosophers like Aristotle criticized flattery as a vice, contrasting it with genuine friendship. In the Greco-Roman world, flattery was commonly used in political and social contexts to gain influence or favor from those in power. The early Christian community, valuing truth and sincerity, would have been wary of such practices, emphasizing honest and loving communication.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>akin to kolax (flatterer)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>flattery<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>flattering (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 2850: κολακεία</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κολακεία</span></span> (<span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> <span class="greek2">κολακια</span> (see Iota)), <span class="greek2">κολακείας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">κολεκεύω</span>), <span class="accented">flattery</span>: <span class="greek2">λόγος</span> <span class="greek2">κολακείας</span>, flattering discourse, <a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/2-5.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:5</a>. (<span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Demosthenes</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Theophrastus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Herodian</span>, others.)<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>flattering. <p>From a derivative of kolax (a fawner); flattery -- X flattering. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>κεκολαμμένα κεκολαμμένη κεκολαμμένης κεκολαμμένους κολακείας κολακεύων κολακιας κολακίας κολαπτάς kolakeias kolakeías<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/1_thessalonians/2-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Thessalonians 2:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν λόγῳ <b>κολακείας</b> ἐγενήθημεν καθὼς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_thessalonians/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> came <span class="itali">with flattering</span> speech,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_thessalonians/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> used we <span class="itali">flattering</span> words,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/2-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> with word <span class="itali">of flattery</span> were we even as<p><b><a href="/greek/2850.htm">Strong's Greek 2850</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2850.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/kolakeias_2850.htm">κολακείας — 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/2849.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2849"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2849" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2851.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2851"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2851" /></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>