Kolakeia denotes the flattering speech that the speakers deny using in 1 Thessalonians 2:5.

The attested use refers to flattering speech, specifically the kind of speech the speakers say did not characterize their coming in 1 Thessalonians 2:5.

1. Flattering speech denied in ministry · dominant

   In 1 Thessalonians 2:5, the genitive singular feminine form occurs in the statement that the speakers never came with such speech; the APB renders the clause "we never came with a word of flattery."

   1 Thessalonians 2:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Thessalonians 2:5, the APB presents the clause as "we never came with a word of flattery." This rendering confirms the clause's overall contrast without establishing further nuance.