Dictionary entry

διαβάλλω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

δια-βάλλω

[in LXX: Da LXX 3:8, Da TH 3:8 6:24 (25) (אֲכַל קְרַץ), II Mac 3:11, IV Mac 4:1 *;]

1. to throw across.

2. To slander, defame, accuse falsely or maliciously: Lk 16:1 (Cremer, 120).†