ὑπερφρονέω huperphroneō · G5252
be haughty
ὑπερ-φρονέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX: 4Ma.13:1 4Mac 14:11 4Mac 16:2 * ; ] ; 1. to be overproud, high-minded (Æsch.): μὴ ὑ. παρ᾽ ὃ δεῖ φρονεῖν (on the paranom., see Vau., in l), Rom.12:3. ; 2. to overlook, think slightly of (Thuc., Plat.).†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ὑπερφρον-έω, ; (ὑπέρφρων) to be over-proud, have high thoughts, μηδ᾽ ὑπερφρόνει []: with dative modi, to be proud in or of a thing, πλούτῳ []; 2 with accusative, overlook, look down upon, despise, ὑπερφρονήσας τὸν παρόντα δαίμονα []:—passive, to be despised, ὑπὸ τῶν εὐπραγούντων []; 3 with genitive, think slightly of, δαιμόνων []; II surpass in knowledge, ὑ. ἱστορίᾳ τὸν δῆμον (variant for{περιφρ-}) [] excel in all wisdom, []
Where it's used 1 time
Source: TBESG G5252; TFLSJ G5252
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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