GreekG5396Verb
φλυαρέω
phluareō
“to talk nonsense”
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G5396Strong's #
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Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to be a babbler or trifler, i.e. (by implication) to berate idly or mischievously
from G5397 (φλύαρος);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to talk nonsense: with accusative of person(s), *ἡμᾶς *(EV, prating against us).
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Full Description
Greek Verb
Occurrences
φλυαρέω appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
3 John
1
Key Passages
3 John 1:10BSB
So if I come, I will call attention to his malicious slander against us. And unsatisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers and forbids those who want to do so, even putting them out of the church.
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