Dictionary entry

καταλαλέω

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

κατα-λαλέω, -ῶ,

[in LXX chiefly for דּבר ni., pi.;]

to speak evil of, rail at: in cl., c. acc.; in LXX,

(a) c. gen.,

(b) seq. κατά, c. gen.; in NT, c. gen. (M, Pr., 65): Ja 4:11, I Pe 2:12; pass., I Pe 3:16.†