Strong's Lexicon
G655
G655 — ἀποστυγέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G655 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀποστυγέω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G575 and the base of G4767 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | apostugeo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ap-os-toog-eh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to detest utterly |
| KJV Renderings: | abhor |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀποστυγέω, ἀποστύγω; to dislike, abhor, have a horror of: Rom 12:9; (Herodotus 2, 47; 6, 129; Sophocles, Euripides, others.). The word is fully discussed by Fritzsche at the passage (who takes the απο( as expressive of separation (cf. Latinreformidare), others regard it as intensive; (see ἀπό, V.)).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀποστυγέω (abhor)
Romans 12:9
- KJV: love be without dissimulation Abhor that which is evil cleave to that which is good
- GK: η αγάπη ανυπόκριτος αποστυγούντες το πονηρόν κολλώμενοι τω αγαθώ