Word study · Greek

hybristḗs

insolent

Say it: hoo-bris-TACE (approximate)

ὑβριστής

What it means

An insolent man, a violent insulter. In 1:13, "a persecutor, and insolent." Also Romans 1:30, listed among the "haters of God, insolent." The root means arrogant abuse.

Range of meaning

  • InsolentOutrageously arrogant.
  • ViolentOne who treats others with contempt.

In 1 Timothy

  • Chapter 1

    "A persecutor, and insolent" (1:13).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G5197 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources