Rail, Railer, Railing - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

Rail, Railer, Railing

[ A-1,Verb,G987, blasphemeo ]
to blaspheme, rail, revile" (for the meanings of which See BLASPHEME), is translated "to rail at, or on," in Matthew 27:39, RV (AV, "reviled"); Mark 15:29; Luke 23:39; 2 Peter 2:10, RV (AV, "to speak evil of"); Luke 2:12, RV (AV, "speak evil of"). Cp. loidoreo, "to revile" (See REVILE), and B, No. 2 and C, No. 2.

[ B-1,Noun,G988, blasphemia ]
is translated "railings" in Matthew 15:19, RV; 1 Timothy 6:4, AV and RV; "railing" in Mark 7:22, RV; Colossians 3:8, RV; Jude 1:9, AV and RV, lit., "judgment of railing;" in Ephesians 4:31, RV (AV, "evil speaking"). See BLASPHEMY.

[ B-2,Noun,G3059, loidoria ]
"abuse, railing, reviling," is rendered "reviling" in the RV, 1 Peter 3:9 (twice); in 1 Timothy 5:14, AV marg., "for their reviling." See REVILE, C.

[ C-1,Adjective,G989, blasphemos ]
akin to A, and B, No. 1; See BLASPHEME, C.

[ C-2,Adjective,G3060, loidoros ]
an adjective denoting "reviling, railing" (akin to B, No. 2), is used as a noun, "a railer," 1 Corinthians 5:11. See REVILE.

Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words