verb
katafronamō
Strong’sG2706
I despise, scorn
stem katafron-9 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books8 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
κατα-φρονέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX for בּגד, בּוּז, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2706 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
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+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| katafronasōκαταφρονεῖς | happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular | despise | 1× |
| katafronavōκαταφρονεῖτε | happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural | despise | 1× |
| katafronatiκαταφρονήσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | despise | 2× |
| katafronaveiaκαταφρονήσητε | happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural | despise | 1× |
| katafronatōrκαταφρονείτω | happening now · he/she/itpresent active imperative 3rd person singular | despise | 1× |
| katafronalōrκαταφρονείτωσαν | happening now · theypresent active imperative 3rd person plural | disrespectful | 1× |
| katafronarōntoinκαταφρονοῦντας | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine | despise | 1× |
| katafronarantosκαταφρονήσας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | despising | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katafronamō | katafroname | katafronami | katafronama | katafronamē | katafronamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katafronasō1×καταφρονεῖς | katafronase | katafronasi | katafronasa | katafronasē | katafronaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katafronatō | katafronate | katafronati2×καταφρονήσει | katafronata | katafronatē | katafronatelē |
| we 1st person plural | katafronanō | katafronane | katafronani | katafronana | katafronanē | katafronanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katafronavō1×καταφρονεῖτε | katafronave | katafronavi | katafronava | katafronavē | katafronavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katafronalō | katafronale | katafronali | katafronala | katafronalē | katafronalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katafronameiō | katafronameia | katafronameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katafronaseiō | katafronaseia | katafronaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katafronateiō | katafronateia | katafronateiē |
| we 1st person plural | katafronaneiō | katafronaneia | katafronaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katafronaveiō | katafronaveia1×καταφρονήσητε | katafronaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katafronaleiō | katafronaleia | katafronaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katafronasōr | katafronasar | katafronasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katafronatōr1×καταφρονείτω | katafronatar | katafronatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katafronavōr | katafronavar | katafronavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katafronalōr1×καταφρονείτωσαν | katafronalar | katafronalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katafronamoiō | katafronamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katafronasoiō | katafronasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katafronatoiō | katafronatoia |
| we 1st person plural | katafronanoiō | katafronanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katafronavoiō | katafronavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katafronaloiō | katafronaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | katafronarō | katafronari | katafronara | katafronarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | katafronarōntos1× | katafronarintos | katafronarantos1×καταφρονήσας | katafronarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
katafron is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
katafronasō“despise”happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Romans 2:4“despise”… kai tau anochau kai tau makrothumiau katafronasō, agnoarōntos hoti tem chrēstem tou theou …… you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you …
katafronavō“despise”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural1×
1 Corinthians 11:22… pinarō? ē tau ekklēsau tou theou katafronavō, kai kataischunavō toin mē echarōntoin? tinem …… eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate …
katafronati“despise”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 6:24… ē henou antecheti kai tou heterou katafronati. ouk dunovō theo douleuarō kai mamōno.… be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both …
Luke 16:13… ē henou antecheti kai tou heterou katafronati. ouk dunovō theo douleuarō kai mamōno.… be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both …
katafronaveia“despise”happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural1×
Matthew 18:10“despise”Horavōr mē katafronaveia henou toiu mikroiu houtoiu, legamō gar …See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that …
katafronatōr“despise”happening now · he/she/itpresent active imperative 3rd person singular1×
1 Timothy 4:12mēdenos su tau neotau katafronatōr, alla tupos genosōr toiu pistoiu en …Let no one despise your youth, but set an example …
katafronalōr“disrespectful”happening now · theypresent active imperative 3rd person plural1×
1 Timothy 6:2“disrespectful”tois de pistoin echarōntois despotoin mē katafronalōr, hoti adelfois alō; alla mallon douleualōr, …Those who have believing masters should not show disrespect because they are brothers, but should serve them all …
katafronarōntoin“despise”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine1×
2 Peter 2:10… en epithumia miasmou poreuorōntoin kai kuriotau katafronarōntoin. Tolmētois, authadois, doxain ouk tremalō, blasfēmarōntois,… corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are …
katafronarantos“despising”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Hebrews 12:2“despising”… prokeiorōntau auto charau hupomenata stauron aischunau katafronarantos, en dexa tē tou thronou tou …… for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.