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kataphronéō

despise

Say it: kat-af-ron-EH-o (approximate)

καταφρονέω

What it means

To look down on, to despise (kata "down" plus phronéō "think"). In 4:12, "let no man despise your youth"; in 6:2, slaves are not to "despise" believing masters; in Matthew 6:24, one will "despise" the other master.

Range of meaning

  • DespiseLook down on.
  • ScornTreat as of no worth.

In 1 Timothy

  • Chapter 4

    "Let no man despise your youth" (4:12; 6:2).

  • Chapter 6

    "Let them not despise them" (6:2).

Every verse (2)

Verses where G2706 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources