loidoria denotes abusive speech or reproach, whether returned in kind or given as an occasion to an adversary.

The attested usage concerns abusive reproach: in 1 Peter 3:9 it is something not to be answered in kind, while 1 Timothy 5:14 presents it as an occasion that should not be given to an adversary.

1. Abusive reproach in interpersonal conduct · dominant

   In 1 Peter 3:9, the accusative singular form occurs in the instruction not to repay evil with the same kind of hostile speech; the APB renders the paired clause "Do not pay evil for evil or reviling for reviling." In 1 Timothy 5:14, the genitive singular form occurs in the phrase about giving an adversary no occasion; the APB renders this "no occasion for slander."

   1 Peter 3:91 Timothy 5:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "reviling" in 1 Peter 3:9 and as "slander" in 1 Timothy 5:14. These are renderings of the respective clauses rather than fixed English equivalents.