Strong’s G5587 · Greek

ψιθυρισμός
psithyrismós

Definition

by implication, a slander; probably akin to G5574 (ψεύδομαι)); whispering, i.e. secret detraction

Etymology

from a derivative of (a whisper;

How the KJV renders it

  • whispering

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.