Strong’s G3679 · Greek

ὀνειδίζω
oneidízō

Definition

to defame, i.e. rail at, chide, taunt

Etymology

from G3681 (ὄνειδος);

Word family

How the KJV renders it

  • cast in teeth
  • (suffer) reproach
  • revile
  • upbraid

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.