exoutheneō · despise

What it means

exoutheneō (ἐξουθενέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “despise”.

Treat as nothing, look down on.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To treat someone as nothing, look down on them.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• despise ×5
• despised ×4
• contemptible ×1
• treated with contempt ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Luke×2
• Acts×1
• Romans×2
• 1 Corinthians×3
• 2 Corinthians×1
• Galatians×1
• 1 Thessalonians×1

• Luke 18:9

  And he told this parable also to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised the rest:

• Luke 23:11

  And Herod also, with his soldiers, treated him with contempt and mocked him; and putting splendid clothing on him, he sent him back to Pilate.

• Acts 4:11

  This one is the stone that was despised by you, the builders, which has become the head of the corner.

• Romans 14:3

  Let the one who eats not despise the one who does not eat, and let the one who does not eat not judge the one who eats; for God has welcomed him.

• Romans 14:10

  But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you also, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.

• 1 Corinthians 1:28

  and God chose the lowborn things of the world and the despised things, the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,

• 1 Corinthians 6:4

  So if you have cases about matters of this life, do you seat as judges those who are despised in the assembly?

• 1 Corinthians 16:11

  So let no one despise him. But send him on his way in peace, so that he may come to me, for I am waiting for him with the brothers.

• 2 Corinthians 10:10

  For “The letters,” he says, “are weighty and strong, but the bodily presence is weak and the speech contemptible.”

• Galatians 4:14

  and what in my flesh was a trial to you you did not despise or reject, but you received me as an angel of God, as the Messiah Jesus.

• 1 Thessalonians 5:20

  Do not despise prophecies,