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διαβολή

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Gloss: distraction

Transliteration: diabolē

Strong’s: G6816

1. false accusation, slander, calumny , ἐπὶ διαβολῇ εἰπεῖν (Herdotus Historicus); διαβολὰς ἐνδέχεσθαι to give ear to false accusations , (Herdotus Historicus); ἐμὴ δ. the slanders against me, (Plato Philosophus)
2. a quarrel, enmity , (Thucydides) (ML)
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