King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2850
Transliteration: kolakeia
Phonetic Spelling: (kol-ak-i'-ah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: flattery
Meaning: flattery
κολακεία (T WH κολακια (see Iota)), κολακείας, ἡ (κολεκεύω), flattery: λόγος κολακείας, flattering discourse, 1 Thessalonians 2:5. (Plato, Demosthenes, Theophrastus, Josephus, Herodian, others.)
Word Summary
kolakeia: flattery
Original Word: κολακείαTransliteration: kolakeia
Phonetic Spelling: (kol-ak-i'-ah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: flattery
Meaning: flattery
Strong's Concordance
flattering. From a derivative of kolax (a fawner); flattery -- X flattering.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2850: κολακείακολακεία (T WH κολακια (see Iota)), κολακείας, ἡ (κολεκεύω), flattery: λόγος κολακείας, flattering discourse, 1 Thessalonians 2:5. (Plato, Demosthenes, Theophrastus, Josephus, Herodian, others.)