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δῐᾰ́βολος

[di.á.bo.los]

adj

LanguageAncient Greek

Meaning
  1. slanderous; libellous
  2. slanderous
  3. An adjective describing someone or something that is slanderous or libellous, meaning it tends to spread false statements about others.
Examples

οἱ λόγοι αὐτοῦ δῐᾰ́βολοι εἰσίν.

His words are slanderous.

Pronunciationdi.á.bo.los

Part of speechadj

Usage noteThis word is often used as a noun in later texts for 'the Devil', but its original adjectival sense is 'slanderous'.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.