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Lexicon :: Strong's G2706 - kataphroneō

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καταφρονέω
Transliteration
kataphroneō (Key)
Pronunciation
kat-af-ron-eh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:631,421

Strong’s Definitions

καταφρονέω kataphronéō, kat-af-ron-eh'-o; from G2596 and G5426; to think against, i.e. disesteem:—despise.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's G2706 in the following manner: despise (9x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's G2706 in the following manner: despise (9x).

  1. to contemn, despise, disdain, think little or nothing of

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
καταφρονέω kataphronéō, kat-af-ron-eh'-o; from G2596 and G5426; to think against, i.e. disesteem:—despise.
STRONGS G2706:
καταφρονέω, καταφρόνω; future καταφρονήσω; 1 aorist κατεφρόνησα; (from Herodotus down); to contemn, despise, disdain, think little or nothing of: with the genitive of the object (Buttmann, § 132, 15), Matthew 6:24; Matthew 18:10; Luke 16:13; Romans 2:4; 1 Corinthians 11:22; 1 Timothy 4:12; 1 Timothy 6:2; 2 Peter 2:10; Hebrews 12:2.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
6:24; 18:10
Luke
16:13
Romans
2:4
1 Corinthians
11:22
1 Timothy
4:12; 6:2
Hebrews
12:2
2 Peter
2:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2706 matches the Greek καταφρονέω (kataphroneō),
which occurs 12 times in 11 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:12 - Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be mocking him, and bring a curse upon myself and not a blessing."

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:13 - He who despises the word brings destruction on himself, but he who respects the commandment will be rewarded.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:15 - Good sense wins favor, but the way of the faithless is their ruin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:3 - When wickedness comes, contempt comes also; and with dishonor comes disgrace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:16 - He who keeps the commandment keeps his life; he who despises the word will die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:22 - Hearken to your father who begot you, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:9 - Argue your case with your neighbor himself, and do not disclose another's secret;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:36 - How lightly you gad about, changing your way! You shall be put to shame by Egypt as you were put to shame by Assyria.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 6:7 - But at Adam they transgressed the covenant; there they dealt faithlessly with me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:13 - Thou who art of purer eyes than to behold evil and canst not look on wrong, why dost thou look on faithless men, and art silent when the wicked swallows up the man more righteous than he?

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:12 - At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are thickening upon their lees, those who say in their hearts, 'The LORD will not do good, nor will he do ill.'
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