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Strong's G3679 ὀνειδίζω (oneidizo)

Oneidizo means “defame” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H3679 — kacday (“Chaldean”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G3679
Language Greek
Linked Usages 61
Books 25

Strong's G3679 Quick Answer

Strong's G3679 ὀνειδίζω (oneidizo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. oneidizo (on-ei-did'-zo) v. 1. to defame, i.e. rail at, chide, taunt, deride [from G3681] It has 61 linked Bible usages across 25 books. Visible English usage signals include cast, revile, reproaches, suffer, and reproached. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
oneidizo (on-ei-did'-zo) v. 1. to defame, i.e. rail at, chide, taunt, deride [from G3681]
Usage
61 linked usages
Books
25 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
cast, revile, reproaches, suffer, and reproached

Meaning and Definition

oneidizo (on-ei-did'-zo) v. 1. to defame, i.e. rail at, chide, taunt, deride [from G3681] KJV: cast in teeth, (suffer) reproach, revile, upbraid Root(s): G3681

Original Word
ὀνειδίζω
Transliteration
oneidizo
Derivation
Root: ὄνειδος R1: 3681
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3679. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to revile

Usage: ὀνειδίζω (ὄνειδος), [in LXX chiefly for חָרַף pi. ;] to reproach, upbraid: absol., Jas.1:5; with accusative of person(s) (in cl. more frequently with dative of person(s); Bl., § 34, 2; WM, 278), Mat.5:11, Mrk.15:32, 34, WH, mg., Luk.6:22, Rom.15:3" (LXX) ; τ. πόλεις, Mat.11:20; pass., 1Ti.4:10, WH, mg., 1Pe.4:14; with accusative of thing(s), Mrk.16:14; with dupl. accusative, Mat.27:44.† (AS)

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How Strong's G3679 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render oneidizo, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

cast Matthew 27:44 reproached 1 Peter 4:14 reproaches Romans 15:3 revile Matthew 5:11 suffer 1 Timothy 4:10

How Strong's G3679 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 39 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G3679 (ὀνειδίζω) appears 53 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G3679 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G3679 in the New Testament

10 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 5:11 KJV

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

Matthew 11:20 KJV

Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:

Matthew 27:44 KJV

The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.

Strong's G3679 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

39 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Judges 5:18 Septuagint / Brenton

The people Zebulun exposed their soul to death, And Naphtali came to the high places of their land.

Judges 8:15 Septuagint / Brenton

And Gideon came to the princes of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom ye reproached me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy hand, that we should give bread to thy men that are faint?

1 Kingdoms 17:10 Septuagint / Brenton

And the Philistine said, Behold, I have defied the armies of Israel this very day: give me a man, and we will both of us fight in single combat.

Strong's G3679 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

12 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Tobit 3:10 Septuagint / Brenton

When she heard these things she was very sorrowful, so that she thought to have strangled herself; and she said, I am the only daughter of my father, and if I do this, it shall be a reproach unto him, and I shall bring his old age with sorrow unto the grave.

2 Maccabees 7:24 Septuagint / Brenton

Now Antiochus, thinking himself despised, and suspecting it to be a reproachful speech, while the youngest was yet alive, did not only exhort him by words, but also assured him with oaths, that he would make him both a rich and a happy man, if he would turn from the laws of his fathers; and that also he would take him for his friend, and trust him with affairs.

3 Maccabees 7:8 Septuagint / Brenton

And we have dismissed them to their several homes; bidding all men everywhere to do them no wrong, or unrighteously revile them about the past.

Usage Excerpts

First 61 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3679.

Judges 5:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The people Zebulun exposed their soul to death, And Naphtali came to the high places of their land.
Judges 8:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Gideon came to the princes of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom ye reproached me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy hand, that we should give bread to thy men that are faint?
1 Kingdoms 17:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Philistine said, Behold, I have defied the armies of Israel this very day: give me a man, and we will both of us fight in single combat.
1 Kingdoms 17:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thy servant smote both the lion and the bear, and the uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them: shall I not go and smite him, and remove this day a reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised one, who has defied the army of the living God?
1 Kingdoms 17:45 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David said to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with sword, and with spear, and with shield; but I come to thee in the name of the Lord God of hosts of the army of Israel, which thou hast defied
2 Kingdoms 21:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he defied Israel, and Jonathan son of Shimei brother of David, smote him.
2 Kingdoms 23:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And after him Elhanan the son of his uncle, son of Dodo who was among the three mighty men with David; and when he defied the Philistines they were gathered there to war, and the men of Israel went up.
4 Kingdoms 19:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Peradventure the Lord thy God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to reproach the living God and to revile him with the words which the Lord thy God has heard: and thou shalt offer thy prayer for the remnant that is found.
4 Kingdoms 19:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hear: open, Lord, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God.
4 Kingdoms 19:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Whom hast thou reproached, and whom hast thou reviled? and against whom hast thou lifted up thy voice, and raised thine eyes on high? Is it against the Holy One of Israel?
4 Kingdoms 19:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
By thy messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said, I will go up with the multitude of my chariots, to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and I have cut down the height of his cedar, and his choice cypresses; and I have come into the midst of the forest and of Carmel.
1 Chronicles 20:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he defied Israel, and Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew him.
2 Chronicles 32:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he wrote a letter to reproach the Lord God of Israel, and spoke concerning him, saying, As the gods of the nations of the earth have not delivered their people out of my hand, so the God of Hezekiah shall by no means deliver his people out of my hand.
Nehemiah 6:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.
Psalms 34:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For without cause they have hidden for me their destructive snare: Without a cause they have reproached my soul.
Psalms 41:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
While my bones were breaking, they that afflicted me reproached me; While they said to me daily, Where is thy God?
Psalms 43:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Because of the voice of the slanderer and reviler; Because of the enemy and avenger.
Psalms 54:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For if an enemy had reproached me, I would have endured it; And if one who hated me had spoken vauntingly against me, I would have hidden myself from him.
Psalms 68:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the zeal of thy house has eaten me up; And the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
Psalms 73:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
How long, O God, shall the enemy reproach? Shall the enemy provoke thy name forever?
Psalms 73:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Remember this thy creation: an enemy has reproached the Lord, And a foolish people has provoked thy name.
Psalms 78:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Repay to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, With which they have reproached thee, O Lord.
Psalms 88:52 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Wherewith thine enemies have reviled, O Lord: Wherewith they have reviled the recompense of thine anointed.
Psalms 101:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
All the day long mine enemies have reproached me; And they that praised me have sworn against me.
Psalms 118:42 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And so I shall render an answer to them that reproach me: For I have trusted in thy words.
Proverbs 20:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A sluggard when reproached is not ashamed: So also he who borrows corn in harvest.
Proverbs 32:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Isaiah 27:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Fighting and reproaching he will dismiss them; didst thou not meditate with a harsh spirit, to slay them with a wrathful spirit?
Isaiah 37:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
May the Lord thy God hear the words of Rabshakeh, which the king of the Assyrians has sent, to reproach the living God, even to reproach with the words which the Lord thy God has heard: therefore thou shalt pray to thy Lord for these that are left.
Isaiah 37:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Isaiah said to them, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith the Lord, Be not thou afraid at the words which thou hast heard, wherewith the ambassadors of the king of the Assyrians have reproached me.
Isaiah 37:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Incline thine ear, O Lord, hearken, O Lord; open thine eyes, O Lord, look, O Lord: and behold the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God.
Isaiah 37:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Whom hast thou reproached and provoked? and against whom hast thou lifted up thy voice? and hast thou not lifted up thine eyes on high against the Holy One of Israel?
Isaiah 37:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For thou hast reproached the Lord by messengers; for thou hast said, With the multitude of chariots have I ascended to the height of mountains, and to the sides of Lebanon; and I have cropped the height of his cedars and the beauty of his cypresses; and I entered into the height of the forest region:
Isaiah 43:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I have declared, and have saved; I have reproached, and there was no strange god among you: ye are my witnesses, and I am the Lord God,
Isaiah 54:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Fear not, because thou hast been put to shame, neither be confounded, because thou wast reproached: for thou shalt forget thy former shame, and shalt no more at all remember the reproach of thy widowhood.
Isaiah 65:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
their sins and the sins of their fathers, saith the Lord, who have burned incense on the mountains, and reproached me on the hills: I will recompense their works into their bosom.
Jeremiah 15:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
She that bore seven is spent; her soul has fainted under trouble; her sun is gone down while it is yet noon; she is ashamed and disgraced: I will give the remnant of them to the sword before their enemies.
Zephaniah 2:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I have heard the revilings of Moab, and the insults of the children of Ammon, wherewith they have reviled my people, and magnified themselves against my coasts.
Zephaniah 2:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
This is their punishment in return for their haughtiness, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the Lord Almighty.
Matthew 5:11 New Testament, KJV
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Matthew 11:20 New Testament, KJV
Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
Matthew 27:44 New Testament, KJV
The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.
Mark 15:32 New Testament, KJV
Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.
Mark 16:14 New Testament, KJV
Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.
Luke 6:22 New Testament, KJV
Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.
Romans 15:3 New Testament, KJV
For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.
1 Timothy 4:10 New Testament, KJV
For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.
James 1:5 New Testament, KJV
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
1 Peter 4:14 New Testament, KJV
If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
Tobit 3:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
When she heard these things she was very sorrowful, so that she thought to have strangled herself; and she said, I am the only daughter of my father, and if I do this, it shall be a reproach unto him, and I shall bring his old age with sorrow unto the grave.
2 Maccabees 7:24 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now Antiochus, thinking himself despised, and suspecting it to be a reproachful speech, while the youngest was yet alive, did not only exhort him by words, but also assured him with oaths, that he would make him both a rich and a happy man, if he would turn from the laws of his fathers; and that also he would take him for his friend, and trust him with affairs.
3 Maccabees 7:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And we have dismissed them to their several homes; bidding all men everywhere to do them no wrong, or unrighteously revile them about the past.
Wisdom of Solomon 2:12 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore let us lie in wait for the righteous; because he is not for our turn, And he is clean contrary to our doings: He upbraideth us with our offending the law, And objecteth to our infamy the transgressings of our education.
Wisdom of Sirach 8:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Reproach not a man that turneth from sin, But remember that we are all worthy of punishment.
Wisdom of Sirach 18:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
A fool will upbraid churlishly, And a gift of the envious consumeth the eyes.
Wisdom of Sirach 20:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
He giveth little, and upbraideth much; He openeth his mouth like a crier; Today he lendeth, and tomorrow will he ask it again: Such a one is to be hated of God and man.
Wisdom of Sirach 22:20 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Whoso casteth a stone at the birds frayeth them away: And he that upbraideth his friend breaketh friendship.
Wisdom of Sirach 41:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The children will complain of an ungodly father, Because they will be reproached for his sake.
Wisdom of Sirach 43:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The noise of the thunder maketh the earth to tremble: So doth the northern storm and the whirlwind: As birds flying he scattereth the snow, And the falling down thereof is as the lighting of grasshoppers:
Letter of Jeremiah 1:43 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The women also with cords about them, sitting in the ways, burn bran for perfume: but if any of them, drawn by some that passeth by, lie with him, she reproacheth her fellow, that she was not thought as worthy as herself, nor her cord broken.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3679, grouped by book.

Judges 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 11 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 9 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zephaniah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 3 usages, New Testament
Mark 2 usages, New Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
Romans 1 usage, New Testament
1 Timothy 1 usage, New Testament
James 1 usage, New Testament
1 Peter 1 usage, New Testament
Tobit 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 7 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Letter of Jeremiah 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G3679 FAQ

What does oneidizo (ὀνειδίζω) mean?

Oneidizo (Strong's G3679) is a Greek word most simply glossed "defame". oneidizo (on-ei-did'-zo) v. 1. to defame, i.e. rail at, chide, taunt, deride [from G3681]

How many times is oneidizo (ὀνειδίζω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 61 linked usages for Strong's G3679 across 25 books.

Where can I study oneidizo (ὀνειδίζω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3679 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate oneidizo (ὀνειδίζω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as cast, revile, reproaches, suffer, and reproached. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G3679 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 39 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 12 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G3679, with linked reader references where each row is available.