ἐξουθενέωexouthenéō
Greek (New Testament) · G1848
Meanings
to set at nought, despise utterly, treat with contempt: with acc person, Luke 18:9, Luke 23:11, Romans 14:3, Romans 14:10, 1 Corinthians 16:11; with acc rei, Galatians 4:14, 1 Thessalonians 5:20; passive, of persons: Mark 9:12 (T, -όω), 1 Corinthians 6:4; of things λίθος, Acts 4:11 (LXX ἀπεδοκίμασαν); λόγος, 2 Corinthians 10:10; τὰ ἐξουθενημένα, 1 Corinthians 1:28.
Synonyms
ἀθετέω, καταφρονέω
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 11 times in the Bible.
- Luke 18:9 Then Jesus told this story to some who had great confidence in their own righteousness and scorned everyone else:
- Luke 23:11 Then Herod and his soldiers began mocking and ridiculing Jesus. Finally, they put a royal robe on him and sent him back to Pilate.
- Acts 4:11 For Jesus is the one referred to in the Scriptures, where it says, ‘The stone that you builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.’
- Romans 14:3 Those who feel free to eat anything must not look down on those who don’t. And those who don’t eat certain foods must not condemn those who do, for God has accepted them.
- Romans 14:10 So why do you condemn another believer? Why do you look down on another believer? Remember, we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.
- 1 Corinthians 1:28 God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.