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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical Dictionary

Strong's #5587 - ψιθυρισμός

Transliteration

psithyrismós

Phonetics

psith-oo-ris-mos'

Origin

from a derivative of psithos (a whisper

Parts of Speech

Masculine Neuter

TDNT

by implication, a slander, pro

Definition

Thayer's

a whispering, i.e. secret slandering
of the magical murmuring of a charmer of snakes

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Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 3908 ‑ לַחַשׁ (lakh'‑ash);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

KJV (1)

2 Corinthians

NAS (1)

2 Corinthians

HCS (1)

2 Corinthians

BSB (1)

2 Corinthians

ESV (1)

2 Corinthians

WEB (1)

2 Corinthians

Verse Results

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

ψῐθῠρ-ισμός, ὁ,

whispering, Phld. Ir. p.55 W., Luc. Am. 15; πρός τινα Plu. 2.45d, etc.

2. slandering, ib.143f, 2 Corinthians 12:20 (pl.).

3. whistle of a snake-charmer, LXX Ecclesiastes 10:11.

4. crepitation, Dsc. 5.159.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

† ψιθυρισμός , -οῦ , ὁ

(< ψιθυρίζω , to whisper),

[in LXX: Ecclesiastes 10:11 (H3908) *;]

a whispering;

(a) of secret slander, 2 Corinthians 12:20 (Plut.);

(b) of a murmured enchantment, Ec, l.c.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

List of Word Forms

ψιθυρισμοι ψιθυρισμοί ψιθυρισμώ psithurismoi psithyrismoi psithyrismoí

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