Greek verb · G2706
καταφρονέω
kataphroneokat-af-ron-eh'-o
to despise
9 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: kataphronéō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2706is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 7 of 27New Testament books
- 8spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2706
to think against, i.e. disesteem
The King James renders it: despise.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
kataphroneo is rendered "to despise". It stands 9 times in the Greek text, across seven books.
- Two of the uses stand in Matthew, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 6:24No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
- The Greek text spells it eight different ways.
The first use
No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
Matthew 6:24καταφρονήσει
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in seven of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- he will despise2
- despise you1
- despising1
- do you despise1
- having despised1
- may you despise1
- should despise1
- they should despise1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| καταργέω | katargeo | to abate | Uses27 |
| καταλύω | katalyo | to destroy/lodge | Uses17 |
| κατανοέω | katanoeo | to observe | Uses14 |
| καταντάω | katantao | to come to | Uses13 |
| καταρτίζω | katartizo | to complete | Uses13 |
| κατασκευάζω | kataskeuazo | to prepare | Uses11 |
| κατάπαυσις | katapausis | rest | Uses9 |
| καταπίνω | katapino | to swallow | Uses7 |
| κατάρα | katara | curse | Uses6 |
| καταφιλέω | kataphileo | to kiss | Uses6 |
| καταπέτασμα | katapetasma | curtain | Uses6 |
| καταπατέω | katapateo | to trample | Uses5 |
and 53 more on the stem.
All 9, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
8 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- καταφρονήσει2
- καταφρονεῖς1
- καταφρονεῖτε1
- καταφρονείτω1
- καταφρονείτωσαν1
- καταφρονήσας1
- καταφρονήσητε1
- καταφρονοῦντας1
The grammar of each form
- verb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singular2V-FAI-3S
- verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1V-AAP-NSM
- verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 2nd person plural1V-AAS-2P
- verb · present active, indicative · 2nd person plural1V-PAI-2P
- verb · present active, indicative · 2nd person singular1V-PAI-2S
- verb · present active, command · 3rd person plural1V-PAM-3P
- verb · present active, command · 3rd person singular1V-PAM-3S
- verb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine plural1V-PAP-APM
Matthew
two uses
No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
- καταφρονήσειkataphroneseiverb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he will despise
See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
- καταφρονήσητεkataphroneseteverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 2nd person pluraltagged: may you despise
Luke
one use
No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
- καταφρονήσειkataphroneseiverb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he will despise
Romans
one use
Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
- καταφρονεῖςkataphroneisverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person singulartagged: despise you
1 Corinthians
one use
Don’t you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? No, I will not!
- καταφρονεῖτεkataphroneiteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: do you despise
1 Timothy
two uses
Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
- καταφρονείτωkataphroneitoverb · present active, command · 3rd person singulartagged: should despise
Those who have believing masters should not show disrespect because they are brothers, but should serve them all the more, since those receiving their good service are beloved believers. Teach and encourage these principles.
- καταφρονείτωσανkataphroneitosanverb · present active, command · 3rd person pluraltagged: they should despise
Hebrews
one use
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
- καταφρονήσαςkataphronesasverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having despised
2 Peter
one use
Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.
- καταφρονοῦνταςkataphronountasverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: despising
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.