Strong's Concordance psithurismos: a whispering Original Word: ψιθυρισμός, οῦ, ὁPart of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: psithurismos Phonetic Spelling: (psith-oo-ris-mos') Short Definition: a whispering, secret slandering Definition: a whispering, secret slandering. HELPS Word-studies 5587 psithyrismós (from psithos, "whisper") – properly, a whispering to "quietly" spread malicious gossip; "whispering" that launches "secret attacks on a person's character" (Souter). [5587 (psithyrismós) is "an onomatopoetic word for the sibilant murmur of a snake charmer (Ecc 10:11)" (WP at 2 Cor 12:20).] Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5587: ψιθυρισμόςψιθυρισμός, ψιθυρισμου, ὁ (ψιθυρίζω, to whisper, speak into one's ear), a whispering, i. e. secret slandering, (Vulg.susurratio, German Ohrenbläserei): joined with καταλαλιά (cf. Romans 1:29(30)), 2 Corinthians 12:20; Clement of Rome, 30, 3 [ET]; 35, 5 [ET]. (Plutarch; the Sept. for לַחַשׁ, of the magical murmuring of a charmer of snakes, Ecclesiastes 10:11.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance whispering. From a derivative of psithos (a whisper; by implication, a slander; probably akin to pseudomai); whispering, i.e. Secret detraction -- whispering. see GREEK pseudomai Forms and Transliterations ψιθυρισμοι ψιθυρισμοί ψιθυρισμώ psithurismoi psithyrismoi psithyrismoíLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 55871 Occurrence ψιθυρισμοί — 1 Occ. 2 Corinthians 12:20 N-NMP GRK: ἐριθείαι καταλαλιαί ψιθυρισμοί φυσιώσεις ἀκαταστασίαι NAS: slanders, gossip, arrogance, KJV: backbitings, whisperings, swellings, INT: contentions slander gossip conceit disorder |
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