GreekG5397Adjective
φλύαρος
phluaros
“gossipy”
1Occurrences
G5397Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
a garrulous person, i.e. prater
from (to bubble);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
babbling, garrulous: (EV, tattlers; of things, φιλοσοφία, 4Mac, l.with).
LXX: 4 *
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Adjective
Morphology Code
G:A
Full Description
Greek Adjective
Occurrences
φλύαρος appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Timothy
1
Key Passages
1 Timothy 5:13BSB
At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.
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