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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 BoxGen 27:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:12 - What if my father touches me? I would appear to be tricking him and would bring down a curse on myself rather than a blessing.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:13 - Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it, but whoever respects a command is rewarded.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:15 - Good judgment wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:3 - When wickedness comes, so does contempt, and with shame comes reproach.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:16 - Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life, but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:22

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:9 - If you take your neighbor to court, do not betray another’s confidence,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:36 - Why do you go about so much, changing your ways? You will be disappointed by Egypt as you were by Assyria.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 6:7 - As at Adam,[fn] they have broken the covenant; they were unfaithful to me there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:13 - Your eyes are too pure to look on evil; you cannot tolerate wrongdoing. Why then do you tolerate the treacherous? Why are you silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:12 - At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish those who are complacent, who are like wine left on its dregs, who think, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’
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