φλύαροι
phlýaros
tattlers
A person who speaks incessantly or foolishly; someone given to idle talk or trivial chatter. The term implies a tendency to engage in senseless, pointless, or slanderous speech, lacking seriousness or substantive content. While usually pejorative, it can also refer more generally to someone habitually verbose or indiscreet in conversation.
1 Timothy 5:13 · Word #15
Lexicon G5397
| Lemma | φλύαρος |
| Transliteration | phlýaros |
| Strong's | G5397 |
| Definition | A person who speaks incessantly or foolishly; someone given to idle talk or trivial chatter. The term implies a tendency to engage in senseless, pointless, or slanderous speech, lacking seriousness or substantive content. While usually pejorative, it can also refer more generally to someone habitually verbose or indiscreet in conversation. |
Morphology ADJ.S NOM F PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.S — Substantive Adjective — An adjective functioning as a noun |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | tattlers |
| Literal | gossips/triflers |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | φλύαρος |
| Strong's | G5397 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G5397-01
babbling women
| Morphological Notes | Substantive adjective; nominative feminine plural (Gr,NS,,,,NFP) functioning as a noun describing female persons marked by the trait. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering reflects the root idea of bubbling or foolish chatter (φλυ-) and preserves the nominative feminine plural form by expressing a group of women characterized by incessant, trivial speech. |
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