The Koine Bible

Greek Lexicon

SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

καταφρονέω

Lemmaκαταφρονέω
Citation formκαταφρονέω
Part of speechverb
GlossI despise, scorn
Strong’sG2706
Transliterationkataphronéō
Definitionto think against, i.e. disesteem
KJV glosses:--despise.
Derivationfrom and
SBLGNT occurrences9

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
καταφρονεῖς
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2PAI-S--)Romans 2:4
καταφρονεῖτε
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2PAI-P--)1 Corinthians 11:22
καταφρονείτω
verb, third person, present, active, singular (MorphGNT 3PAD-S--)1 Timothy 4:12
καταφρονείτωσαν
verb, third person, present, active, plural (MorphGNT 3PAD-P--)1 Timothy 6:2
καταφρονήσας
verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -AAPNSM-)Hebrews 12:2
καταφρονήσει
verb, third person, future, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3FAI-S--)Matthew 6:24
verb, third person, future, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3FAI-S--)Luke 16:13
καταφρονήσητε
verb, second person, aorist, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 2AAS-P--)Matthew 18:10
καταφρονοῦντας
verb, present, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPAPM-)2 Peter 2:10

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: καταφρονεω.