verb
oligōramō
Greekὀλιγωρέω (oligōreō)
Strong’sG3643
I despise, make light of
stem oligōr-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ὀλιγωρέω, -ῶ
(< ὀλίγος + ὤρα, care), [in LXX: Pr 3:11 (מאס)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3643 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidol-ig-o-reh'-o
to have little regard for, i.e. to disesteem
Fromfrom a compound of G3641 and ὤρα ("care");
King Jamesdespise.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| oligōrasōrὀλιγώρει | happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular | regard lightly | 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, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | oligōramō | oligōrame | oligōrami | oligōrama | oligōramē | oligōramelē |
| you 2nd person singular | oligōrasō | oligōrase | oligōrasi | oligōrasa | oligōrasē | oligōraselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | oligōratō | oligōrate | oligōrati | oligōrata | oligōratē | oligōratelē |
| we 1st person plural | oligōranō | oligōrane | oligōrani | oligōrana | oligōranē | oligōranelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | oligōravō | oligōrave | oligōravi | oligōrava | oligōravē | oligōravelē |
| they 3rd person plural | oligōralō | oligōrale | oligōrali | oligōrala | oligōralē | oligōralelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | oligōrameiō | oligōrameia | oligōrameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | oligōraseiō | oligōraseia | oligōraseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | oligōrateiō | oligōrateia | oligōrateiē |
| we 1st person plural | oligōraneiō | oligōraneia | oligōraneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | oligōraveiō | oligōraveia | oligōraveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | oligōraleiō | oligōraleia | oligōraleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | oligōrasōr1×ὀλιγώρει | oligōrasar | oligōrasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | oligōratōr | oligōratar | oligōratēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | oligōravōr | oligōravar | oligōravēr |
| they 3rd person plural | oligōralōr | oligōralar | oligōralēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | oligōramoiō | oligōramoia |
| you 2nd person singular | oligōrasoiō | oligōrasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | oligōratoiō | oligōratoia |
| we 1st person plural | oligōranoiō | oligōranoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | oligōravoiō | oligōravoia |
| they 3rd person plural | oligōraloiō | oligōraloia |
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 | oligōrarō | oligōrari | oligōrara | oligōrarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | oligōrarōtos | oligōraritos | oligōraratos | oligōrarētos |
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
oligōr 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
oligōrasōr“regard lightly”happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular1×
Hebrews 12:5“regard lightly”kai eklanthanevē tau paraklēsiau, hotinas vi hōs huioi dialegetō, Huior mu, mē oligōrasōr paideiau kuriou, mēde ekluisōr hupo autou elenchirōtos;And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.