King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G3643
Transliteration: oligōreō
Phonetic Spelling: (ol-ig-o-reh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to esteem lightly
Meaning: to esteem lightly
ὀλιγωρέω, ὀλιγώρω; (ὀλίγωρος, and this from ὀλίγος and ὥρα care); to care little for, regard lightly, make small account of: τίνος (see Matthiae, § 348; (Winer's Grammar, § 30, 10 d.)), Hebrews 12:5 from Proverbs 3:11. (Thucydides, Xenophon, Plato, Demosthenes, Aristotle, Philo, Josephus, others.)
Word Summary
oligōreō: to esteem lightly
Original Word: ὀλιγωρέωTransliteration: oligōreō
Phonetic Spelling: (ol-ig-o-reh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to esteem lightly
Meaning: to esteem lightly
Strong's Concordance
despise. From a compound of oligos and ora ("care"); to have little regard for, i.e. To disesteem -- despise.
see GREEK oligos
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3643: ὀλιγωρέωὀλιγωρέω, ὀλιγώρω; (ὀλίγωρος, and this from ὀλίγος and ὥρα care); to care little for, regard lightly, make small account of: τίνος (see Matthiae, § 348; (Winer's Grammar, § 30, 10 d.)), Hebrews 12:5 from Proverbs 3:11. (Thucydides, Xenophon, Plato, Demosthenes, Aristotle, Philo, Josephus, others.)
STRONGS NT 3643a: ὀλίγωςὀλίγως (ὀλίγος), adverb, a little, scarcely (R. V. just (escaping)): 2 Peter 2:18 G L T Tr WH (for Rec. ὄντος). (Anthol. 12, 205, 1; (Isaiah 10:7 Aq.).)