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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G4691 - Babbler

Strong's No.:G4691

Greek:σπερμολόγος

Transliteration:spermologos

Phonetic:sper-mol-og'-os

Word Origin:From G4690 and G3004

Bible Usage:babbler.

Part of Speech:Adjective

Strongs
Definition:

a seed picker (as the crow) that is (figuratively) a sponger loafer (specifically a gossip or trifler in talk)


Thayers
Definition:

1. picking up seed

a. of birds, esp. of the crow or daw that picks up grain in fields

2. metaph.

a. lounging about the market place and picking up a substance by whatever may chance to fall from the loads of merchandise

b. hence, beggarly, abject, vile, (a parasite)

c. getting a living by flattery and bufferoonery

d. an empty talker, babbler


Bible References:
Babbler

Translation
Occurrences:
babbler ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.