κακολογῆσαί
kakologéō
to speak evil
To speak ill of, slander, or verbally abuse; to utter defamatory or abusive words against someone. The verb primarily denotes the act of expressing malignity or contempt through hostile speech, whether by direct insult, verbal disparagement, or cursing. In various contexts, it may also denote the act of issuing curses or imprecations against someone.
Mark 9:39 · Word #21
Lexicon G2551
| Lemma | κακολογέω |
| Transliteration | kakologéō |
| Strong's | G2551 |
| Definition | To speak ill of, slander, or verbally abuse; to utter defamatory or abusive words against someone. The verb primarily denotes the act of expressing malignity or contempt through hostile speech, whether by direct insult, verbal disparagement, or cursing. In various contexts, it may also denote the act of issuing curses or imprecations against someone. |
Morphology V AOR ACT INF
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | INF — Infinitive — The verbal idea without person/number |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to speak evil |
| Literal | to-speak-evil |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | κακολογέω |
| Strong's | G2551 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2551-01
to speak evil of
| Morphological Notes | Verb; aorist tense (simple/completed aspect), active voice, infinitive mood. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering preserves the compound root sense of κακός (evil) + λέγω (to speak), conveying verbal expression of malignity. The aorist active infinitive is reflected as a simple, undefined verbal action: "to speak evil of." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to speak evil of
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 'to speak evil of' accurately fits κακολογῆσαί as an infinitive with its hostile/defamatory sense; no change needed. |