G5397: φλύαρος
phlýaros · “gossipy”
Definition
a garrulous person, i.e. prater
KJV translates it as: tattler
Word origin: from (to bubble);
Extended definition
φλύαρος, -ον
(φλύω, to babble), [in LXX: 4Ma.5:10 * ;]
babbling, garrulous: 1Ti.5:13 (EV, tattlers; of things, φιλοσοφία, 4Mac, l.with).†
(AS)
(φλύω, to babble), [in LXX: 4Ma.5:10 * ;]
babbling, garrulous: 1Ti.5:13 (EV, tattlers; of things, φιλοσοφία, 4Mac, l.with).†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G5397 is translated
- gossips ×1
Bible verses with G5397 (phlýaros)
Phlýaros appears in 1 verse.
- 1 Timothy 5:13
And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.