Lexical Summary periphroneō: to examine on all sides, to despise Original Word: περιφρονέωTransliteration: periphroneō Phonetic Spelling: (per-ee-fron-eh'-o) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to examine on all sides, to despise Meaning: to examine on all sides, to despise Strong's Concordance despise. From peri and phroneo; to think beyond, i.e. Depreciate (contemn) -- despise. see GREEK peri see GREEK phroneo Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4065: περιφρονέωπεριφρονέω, περιφρόνω; 1. to consider or examine on all sides (περί, III. 1), i. e. carefully, thoroughly (Aristophanes nub. 741). 2. (from περί, beyond, III. 2), to set oneself in thought beyond (exalt oneself in thought above) a person or thing; to contemn, despise: τίνος (cf. Kühner, § 419, 1 b. vol. 2, p. 325), Titus 2:15 (4 Macc. 6:9; 7:16; 14:1; Plutarch, others; τοῦ ζῆν, Plato, Ax., p. 372; Aeschines dial. Socrates 3, 22). |
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