ὕβρις
hybris · insult, damage
Greek word · Strong’s number G5196 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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hybris (ὕβρις) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “insult, damage”.
Insolence, insult, violent treatment; harm, damage.
How to say it
hy·bris
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
- Offensive, violent treatment.
- Harm suffered at sea.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- damage ×2
- insults ×1
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Acts 27:10
saying to them, “Men, I see that the voyage is going to be with damage and much loss, not only of the cargo and of the ship but also of our lives.”
- Acts 27:21
And as there was much lack of food, then Paul, standing in their midst, said, “Men, you should have listened to me and not put out to sea from Crete and so spared yourselves this damage and loss.
- 2 Corinthians 12:10
Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions and distresses, for the sake of the Messiah; for when I am weak, then I am strong.