International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Backbite

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Backbite


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bak´bı̄t רגל, rāghal; δολόω, dolóō̌: To slander the absent, like a dog biting behind the back, where one cannot see; to go about as a talebearer. “He that backbiteth [Revised Version, slandereth not with his tongue” ().

Backbiters bak´bı̄t-ẽrz (Greek κατάλαλοι, katálaloǐ: Men who speak against. Vulgate, “detractors” ().

Backbiting bak´bı̄t-ing: סתר, ṣetheř: Adj. “a backbiting tongue”; literally, “a tongue of secrecy” (). καταλαλία, katalalı́ǎ: substantive “a speaking against” (; Wisdom ); “evil speaking” (). γλώσσα τρίτη, glō̇ssa trı́tē̌: “a backbiting tongue” (the King James Version of Ecclesiasticus 28:14, 15); more literally translated in the Revised Version (British and American) “a third person's tongue.”