Kataphroneo means “despise” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H2706 — choq (“enactment”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G2706 καταφρονέω (kataphroneo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. kataphroneo (kat-af-ron-eh'-o) v. 1. to think against, i.e. disesteem [from G2596 and G5426] It has 30 linked Bible usages across 19 books. Visible English usage signals include despise. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
kataphroneo (kat-af-ron-eh'-o) v. 1. to think against, i.e. disesteem [from G2596 and G5426] KJV: despise Root(s): G2596, G5426
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to despise
Usage: κατα-φρονέω, -ῶ [in LXX for בָּגַד, בּוּז, etc. ;] to think little of, despise: with genitive, Mat.6:24 18:10, Luk.16:13, Rom.2:4, 1Co.11:22, 1Ti.4:12 6:2, Heb.12:2, 2Pe.2:10.† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render kataphroneo, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
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Strong's G2706 (καταφρονέω) appears 20 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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9 indexed usages in New Testament.
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
10 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
Peradventure my father may feel me, and I shall be before him as one ill intentioned, and I shall bring upon me a curse, and not a blessing.
And to know the law is the part of a sound understanding: But the ways of scorners tend to destruction.
When an ungodly man comes into a depth of evils, he despises them; But dishonor and reproach come upon him.
11 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
And they wondered at her beauty, and admired the children of Israel because of her, and every one said to his neighbor, Who would despise this people, that have among them such women? surely it is not good that one man of them be left, who being let go might deceive the whole earth.
that the priests had no courage to serve anymore at the altar, but despising the temple, and neglecting the sacrifices, hastened to be partakers of the unlawful allowance in the place of exercise, after the game of Discus called them forth;
Now Antiochus, thinking himself despised, and suspecting it to be a reproachful speech, while the youngest was yet alive, did not only exhort him by words, but also assured him with oaths, that he would make him both a rich and a happy man, if he would turn from the laws of his fathers; and that also he would take him for his friend, and trust him with affairs.
First 30 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2706.
Peradventure my father may feel me, and I shall be before him as one ill intentioned, and I shall bring upon me a curse, and not a blessing.
And to know the law is the part of a sound understanding: But the ways of scorners tend to destruction.
When an ungodly man comes into a depth of evils, he despises them; But dishonor and reproach come upon him.
He that keeps the commandment keeps his own soul; But he that despises his ways shall perish.
Hearken, my son, to thy father which begot thee, And despise not thy mother because she is grown old.
For thou hast been so exceedingly contemptuous as to repeat thy ways; but thou shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.
But they are as a man transgressing a covenant:
His eye is too pure to behold evil doings, and to look upon grievous afflictions: wherefore dost thou look upon despisers? wilt thou be silent when the ungodly swallows up the just?
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will search Jerusalem with a candle, and will take vengeance on the men that despise the things committed to them; but they say in their hearts, The Lord will not do any good, neither will he do any evil.
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? what shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.
Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
And they wondered at her beauty, and admired the children of Israel because of her, and every one said to his neighbor, Who would despise this people, that have among them such women? surely it is not good that one man of them be left, who being let go might deceive the whole earth.
that the priests had no courage to serve anymore at the altar, but despising the temple, and neglecting the sacrifices, hastened to be partakers of the unlawful allowance in the place of exercise, after the game of Discus called them forth;
Now Antiochus, thinking himself despised, and suspecting it to be a reproachful speech, while the youngest was yet alive, did not only exhort him by words, but also assured him with oaths, that he would make him both a rich and a happy man, if he would turn from the laws of his fathers; and that also he would take him for his friend, and trust him with affairs.
And the priests, with the women and children, having supplicated God to throw his shield over the holy, despised place,
When, therefore, his decrees were disregarded by the people, he himself compelled by means of tortures everyone of this race, by tasting forbidden meats, to abjure the Jewish religion.
And you will, moreover, be despising me to your own punishment.
and be condemned by the tyrant for unmanliness, by not contending to the death for our divine law.
Brothers, may we die brotherly for the law. Let us imitate the three young men in Assyria who despised the equally afflicting furnace.
Howbeit for both causes shall they be justly punished: Both because they thought not well of God, giving heed unto idols, And also unjustly swore in deceit, despising holiness.
Prove now thy servants ten days; and let them give us pulse, and let us eat, and let us drink water:
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Kataphroneo (Strong's G2706) is a Greek word most simply glossed "despise". kataphroneo (kat-af-ron-eh'-o) v. 1. to think against, i.e. disesteem [from G2596 and G5426]
This page currently indexes 30 linked usages for Strong's G2706 across 19 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2706 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as despise. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 10 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 11 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G2706, with linked reader references where each row is available.