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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2707. καταφροντής (kataphrontés) -- Despiser, one who looks down upon</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2707.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/13-1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2707.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2707</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2706.htm" title="2706">◄</a> 2707. kataphrontés <a href="../greek/2708.htm" title="2708">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">kataphrontés: Despiser, one who looks down upon</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">καταφροντής</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>kataphrontés<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kah-tah-frohn-TAYS<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kat-af-ron-tace')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Despiser, one who looks down upon<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a despiser, scorner.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from καταφρονέω (kataphroneō), meaning "to despise" or "to look down upon."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of despising is בָּזָה (bazah), Strong's Hebrew 959, which means "to despise" or "to hold in contempt."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "kataphrontés" refers to an individual who holds others in contempt or disdain. It conveys a sense of arrogance and a lack of respect for others, often manifesting in actions or attitudes that belittle or devalue another person. In the New Testament, this term is used to describe those who reject or scorn others, often in a moral or spiritual context.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, social hierarchies were prevalent, and attitudes of superiority were common among different classes and groups. The concept of despising others was not only a personal failing but also a societal issue, as it could lead to division and conflict. In the early Christian community, such attitudes were particularly problematic, as they contradicted the teachings of Christ, who emphasized humility, love, and unity among believers.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 2707</b> <i>kataphrontḗs</i> – someone who disdains (despises), viewing something as having no worth (significance, value). It is used only in Ac 13:41 (quoting Hab 1:5).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/2706.htm">kataphroneó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a despiser<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>scoffers (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2707: καταφρονητής</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">καταφρονητής</span></span>, <span class="greek2">καταφρονητου</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (<span class="greek2">καταφρονέω</span>), <span class="accented">a despiser</span>: <a href="/interlinear/acts/13-41.htm">Acts 13:41</a>. (<a href="/interlinear/habakkuk/1-5.htm">Habakkuk 1:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/habakkuk/2-5.htm">Habakkuk 2:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/zephaniah/3-4.htm">Zephaniah 3:4</a>; <span class="abbreviation">Philo</span>, leg. ad Gaium § 41; <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, Antiquities 6, 14, 4; <span class="abbreviation">b. j.</span> 2, 8, 3; <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, Brut. 12, and in ecclesiastical writings.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>despiser. <p>From <a href="/greek/2706.htm">kataphroneo</a>; a contemner -- despiser. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2706.htm">kataphroneo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>κατακεχαλκωμένα καταφρονηται καταφρονηταί καταφρονητής καταφυγή καταφυγήν καταφυγής καταφυγών καταφυτεύειν καταφυτεύεσθαι καταφυτεύσας καταφυτεύσητε καταφύτευσιν καταφύτευσον καταφυτεύσουσιν καταφυτεύσω καταχαρούμαι κατεφύτευσα κατεφύτευσας κατεφυτεύσατε κατεφύτευσε κατεχάλασεν kataphronetai kataphronetaí kataphronētai kataphronētaí<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/13-41.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 13:41</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural">N-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ἴδετε οἱ <b>καταφρονηταί</b> καὶ θαυμάσατε</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> BEHOLD, <span class="itali">YOU SCOFFERS,</span> AND MARVEL,<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Behold, <span class="itali">ye despisers,</span> and wonder,<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/13-41.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Behold <span class="itali">scoffers</span> and wonder<p><b><a href="/greek/2707.htm">Strong's Greek 2707</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2707.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/kataphrone_tai_2707.htm">καταφρονηταί — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2706.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2706"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2706" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2708.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2708"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2708" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>