UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Constructions: ἐξουδενέω; οὐ; εἷς

Sense 1: to ill-treat, to ill-treat and look down upon

Semantic entry: 88.133

Semantic domains: Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior

Subdomains: Treat Badly

Definition: to ill-treat someone with contempt

Notes: Because of the complex nature of the meaning of ἐξουδενέω, it is often possible to translate the term with a semantic doublet, for example, ‘to look down upon and to ill-treat.’ This double meaning can be readily derived from the literal rendering ‘to regard as nothing.’

Show passage in OET: MRK 9:12

OET-RV MRK 9:12

12 “Yes,” he answered, “Eliyah (Elijah) is indeed the one to come first to start the restoration. But isn’t it also written that the son of humanity will be despised and will suffer a lot?

OET-LV MRK 9:12

12 And he was _saying to _them:
Aʸlias indeed having _come first is _restoring all things, but how has _it_˓been˒_written concerning the son of_ the _Man, that he _may _suffer many things and may _be _scorned?

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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ἐξουδενέω

Form 1

Sense 1: to ill-treat, to ill-treat and look down upon