ὑβρίζωhybrízō
to exercise violence, i.e. abuse
Greek (New Testament) · G5195
Meanings
1. intransitive, to wax wanton, run riot.
2. Trans., to outrage, insult, treat insolently: with acc person, Matthew 22:6, Luke 11:45, Luke 18:32, Acts 14:5, 1 Thessalonians 2:2.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 22:6 Others seized his messengers and insulted them and killed them.
- Luke 11:45 “Teacher,” said an expert in religious law, “you have insulted us, too, in what you just said.”
- Luke 18:32 He will be handed over to the Romans, and he will be mocked, treated shamefully, and spit upon.
- Acts 14:5 Then a mob of Gentiles and Jews, along with their leaders, decided to attack and stone them.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:2 You know how badly we had been treated at Philippi just before we came to you and how much we suffered there. Yet our God gave us the courage to declare his Good News to you boldly, in spite of great opposition.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.