ὀνειδίζωoneidízō
to defame, i.e. rail at, chide, taunt
Greek (New Testament) · G3679
Meanings
to reproach, upbraid: absolutely, James 1:5; with accusative of person (in classical Greek more frequently with dative of person; Bl., § 34, 2; WM, 278), Matthew 5:11, Mark 15:32, Mark 15:34, WH, margin, Luke 6:22, Romans 15:3(LXX); τ. πόλεις, Matthew 11:20; passive, 1 Timothy 4:10, WH, margin, 1 Peter 4:14; with accusative of thing, Mark 16:14; with dupl. accusative, Matthew 27:44.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 5:11 “God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers.
- Matthew 11:20 Then Jesus began to denounce the towns where he had done so many of his miracles, because they hadn’t repented of their sins and turned to God.
- Matthew 27:44 Even the revolutionaries who were crucified with him ridiculed him in the same way.
- Mark 15:32 Let this Messiah, this King of Israel, come down from the cross so we can see it and believe him!” Even the men who were crucified with Jesus ridiculed him.
- Luke 6:22 What blessings await you when people hate you and exclude you and mock you and curse you as evil because you follow the Son of Man.
- Romans 15:3 For even Christ didn’t live to please himself. As the Scriptures say, “The insults of those who insult you, O God, have fallen on me.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.