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Greek G818 atimázō
Original: ἀτιμάζω
Meaning:
from ἄτιμος; to render infamous, i.e. (by implication) contemn or maltreat:--despise, dishonour, suffer shame, entreat shamefully.
Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: to render infamous, i.e. (by implication) contemn or maltreat:--despise, dishonour, suffer shame, entreat shamefully.
Greek G4065 periphronéō
Original: περιφρονέω
Meaning:
from περί and φρονέω; to think beyond, i.e. depreciate (contemn):--despise.
Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: to think beyond, i.e. depreciate (contemn):--despise.
Hebrew H936 bûwz
Original: בּוּז
Meaning:
a primitive root; to disrespect; contemn, despise, [idiom] utterly.
Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: contemn, despise, [idiom] utterly.
Hebrew H959 bâzâh
Original: בָּזָה
Meaning:
a primitive root; to disesteem; despise, disdain, contemn(-ptible), [phrase] think to scorn, vile person.
Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: despise, disdain, contemn(-ptible), [phrase] think to scorn, vile person.
Hebrew H3988 mâʼaç
Original: מָאַס
Meaning:
a primitive root; to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear; abhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, [idiom] utterly, vile person.
Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: abhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, [idiom] utterly, vile person.
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Hebrew H5006 nâʼats
Original: נָאַץ
Meaning:
a primitive root; in Ecclesiastes 12:5, by interchange for נוּץ, to bloom; to scorn; abhor, (give occasion to) blaspheme, contemn, despise, flourish, [idiom] great, provoke.
Hebrew H7034 qâlâh
Original: קָלָה
Meaning:
a primitive root; to be light (as implied in rapid motion), but figuratively, only (be (causatively, hold) in contempt); base, contemn, despise, lightly esteem, set light, seem vile.