Strong's Lexicon
G4065 — περιφρονέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4065 |
|---|---|
| Word: | περιφρονέω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G4012 and G5426 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | periphroneo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | per-ee-fron-eh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to think beyond, i.e. depreciate (contemn) |
| KJV Renderings: | despise |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
περιφρονέω, περιφρόνω;
1. to consider or examine on all sides (περί, III. 1), i. e. carefully, thoroughly (Aristophanes nub. 741).
2. (from περί, beyond, III. 2), to set oneself in thought beyond (exalt oneself in thought above) a person or thing; to contemn, despise: τίνος (cf. Kühner, § 419, 1 b. vol. 2, p. 325), Tit 2:15 (4Ma 6:9; 4Ma 7:16; 4Ma 14:1; Plutarch, others; τοῦ ζῆν, Plato, Ax., p. 372; Aeschines dial. Socrates 3, 22).
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
περιφρονέω (despise)
Titus 2:15
- KJV: These things speak and exhort and rebuke with all authority Let no man despise thee
- GK: ταύτα λάλει και παρακάλει και έλεγχε μετά πάσης επιταγής μηδείς σου περιφρονείτω
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