Strong's Lexicon
G3643
G3643 — ὀλιγωρέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3643 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ὀλιγωρέω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from a compound of G3641 and ora ("care") |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | oligoreo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ol-ig-o-reh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to have little regard for, i.e. to disesteem |
| KJV Renderings: | despise |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὀλιγωρέω, ὀλιγώρω; (ὀλίγωρος, and this from ὀλίγος and ὥρα care); to care little for, regard lightly, make small account of: τίνος (see Matthiae, § 348; (Winer’s Grammar, § 30, 10 d.)), Heb 12:5 from Pro 3:11. (Thucydides, Xenophon, Plato, Demosthenes, Aristotle, Philo, Josephus, others.)
STRONGS NT 3643a: ὀλίγωςὀλίγως (ὀλίγος), adverb, a little, scarcely (R. V. just (escaping)): 2Pe 2:18 G L T Tr WH (for Rec. ὄντος). (Anthol. 12, 205, 1; (Isa 10:7 Aq.).)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ὀλιγωρέω (despise)
Hebrews 12:5
- KJV: And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children My son despise not thou the chastening of the Lord nor faint when thou art rebuked of him
- GK: και εκλέλησθε της παρακλήσεως ήτις υμίν ως υιοίς διαλέγεται υιέ μου μη ολιγώρει παιδείας κυρίου μηδέ εκλύου υπ΄ αυτού ελεγχόμενος