Quick Definition
καταφρονέω v. I despise, scorn
Strong's Definition
from 2596 and 5426; to think against, i.e. disesteem
KJV Usage: despise
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | φρονέω
88.192 · Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior · Despise, Scorn, Contempt
to despise, to scorn, to look down on to feel contempt for someone or something because it is thought to be bad or without value In a number of languages the equivalent of ‘to despise’ is ‘to think that something has no value’ or ‘to reckon something as being worthless.’
MAT 6:24 · MAT 18:10 · LUK 16:13 · ROM 2:4 · 1CO 11:22 · 1TI 4:12 · 1TI 6:2 · HEB 12:2 · 2PE 2:10
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κατα-φρονέω, -@; fut.xarahpornow; 1 aor. κατεφρόνησα; [fr. Hdt. down]; to contemn, despise, disdain, think litile or nothing of: w. gen. of the obj. [B. § 132, 15], Mt. vi. 24; xviii. 10; Lk. xvi. 13; Ro. ii. 4; 1 Co. xi. 22; 1 Tim. iv. 12; vi. 2; 2 Pet. ii. 10; Heb. xii. 2.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
καταφρονέω kataphroneō 9x
pr. to look down on; to scorn, despise, Mt. 18:10; Rom. 2:4; to slight, Mt. 6:24; Lk. 16:13; 1 Cor. 11:22; 1 Tim. 4:12; 6:2; 2 Pet. 2:10; to disregard, Heb. 12:2*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
κατα-φρονέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX for בּגד, בּוּז, etc.;]
to think little of, despise: c. gen., Mt 6:24 18:10, Lk 16:13, Ro 2:4, I Co 11:22, I Ti 4:12 6:2, He 12:2, II Pe 2:10.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
καταφρονέω (kataphroneō) — to despise. καταφρον-έω, look down upon, think slightly of, τινος [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. with accusative, regard slightly, despise, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, to be despised, ὑπό τινων [Refs 5th c.BC+]: future - φρονηθήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist -εφρονήθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]
3. absolutely, to be disdainful, deal contemptuously, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ -φρονοῦν contempt, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
4. with infinitive, think contemptuously that.., presume, καταφρονήσαντες Ἀρκάδων κρέσσονες εἶναι [Refs 5th c.BC+]
5. with accusative et genitive, like{καταγιγνώσκω}, κ. τῶν Ἀθηναίων ἀδυνασίαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. c.accusative of things, fix one's thoughts upon, aim at, τὴν τυραννίδα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοὺς βύστακας μὴ καταφρόνει do not think of your moustache, do not aim at having one (because the Spartans had to shave the upper lip, compare μύσταξ), [Refs 4th c.BC+]
III. come to one's senses, [Refs 5th c.BC+]