ΠΕΡΙΦΡΟΝΗΣΑΙ, περιφρονησαι
PERIPHRONĒSAI, periphronēsai
Sounds Like: peh-ree-froh-neh-SAI
Translations: to despise, to scorn, to disregard, to look down on
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΦΡΟΝΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'περί' (peri), meaning 'around' or 'about', and 'φρονέω' (phroneō), meaning 'to think' or 'to have understanding'. Together, it means to think around or about something in a way that implies looking down on it, hence to despise or disregard. It is used to express an attitude of contempt or indifference towards someone or something.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G4065 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 4 Maccabees — 14:1
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 4 Maccabees — 14:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΦΡΟΝΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΔΗΠΕΡΙΦΡΟΝΩΝ — despising, disdaining, scorning, looking down on, thinking oneself superior
- ΠΕΡΙΕΦΡΟΝΕΙ — despised, disdained, scorned, disregarded
- ΠΕΡΙΕΦΡΟΝΗΣΑΝ — they despised, they scorned, they disregarded, they looked down on
- ΠΕΡΙΕΦΡΟΝΗΣΕΝ — despised, disregarded, scorned, thought lightly of
- ΠΕΡΙΦΡΟΝΕΙΝ — to despise, to disdain, to disregard, to look down on, to think oneself above
- ΠΕΡΙΦΡΟΝΕΙΤΩ — let him despise, let him look down on, let him disregard, let him scorn
- ΠΕΡΙΦΡΟΝΕΩ — to despise, to disdain, to scorn, to disregard, to look down on
- ΠΕΡΙΦΡΟΝΟΥΜΕΝΟΣ — despised, scorned, disdained, neglected, looked down upon
- ΠΕΡΙΦΡΟΝΟΥΝΤΕΣ — despising, disdaining, scorning, looking down on
- ΠΕΡΙΦΡΟΝΩΣΙ — they may despise, they may disdain, they may scorn, they may look down on
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