Lexicon
λοίδορος
loidoros
G3060
G:N-M Greek

reviler

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loidoros identifies a person classed among conduct barred from Christian association and from inheriting God’s kingdom.

The attested use identifies people placed in lists of condemned conduct: in one verse such a person is not to be associated with, and in the other the plural group is said not to inherit the kingdom of God.

Senses in use

  1. Person classed among condemned conduct · dominant

    In 1 Corinthians 5:11, the nominative singular form names someone who bears the name of brother within a list from whom association and eating are prohibited; the APB renders the list item “a reviler.” In 1 Corinthians 6:10, the nominative plural form occurs in another list whose members will not inherit the kingdom of God; the APB renders it “revilers.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “a reviler” in 1 Corinthians 5:11 and “revilers” in 1 Corinthians 6:10. These renderings fit the surrounding lists.

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