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Name of God’s Son

ΚΑΤΑΦΡΟΝΟΥΝΤ', καταφρονουντ'

KATAPHRONOUNT', kataphronount'

Sounds Like: kah-tah-froh-NOON-tah

Translations: despising, scorning, disdaining, treating with contempt, one who despises, a despising one

From the root: ΚΑΤΑΦΡΟΝΕΩ

Part of Speech: Verb, Participle

Explanation: This word is a present active participle of the verb ΚΑΤΑΦΡΟΝΕΩ, meaning 'to despise' or 'to scorn'. The apostrophe at the end indicates an elision, meaning the final alpha (α) has been dropped, likely before a word starting with a vowel. It describes someone who is actively despising or looking down upon something or someone. It can function as an adjective or a noun, referring to 'one who despises' or 'a despising person'.

Inflection: Present, Active, Participle, Singular, Accusative, Masculine or Neuter (due to elision, could be -οντα or -οντας, but context suggests -οντα)

Strong’s number: G2706 (Lookup on BibleHub)


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Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

From the same root

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