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To mistreat

ὑβρίζωStrong’s G5195

hubrizō

Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament

In short

Hubrizō is the Greek word usually translated “mistreated”, “insult” and “insulted”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.

“And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.”
Matthew 22:6 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “mistreated”, “insult” and “insulted”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • mistreated 1
  • you insult 1
  • will be insulted 1
  • to mistreat 1
  • having been mistreated 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Luke 2
  • Matthew 1
  • Acts 1
  • 1 Thessalonians 1

4 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

ὑβρίζω hubrizō · to mistreat

ὑβρίζω (ὕβρις), [in LXX for גֵּאֶה, etc. ;] 1. intrans., to wax wanton, run riot. 2. Trans., to outrage, insult, treat insolently: with accusative of person(s), Mat.22:6, Luk.11:45 18:32, Act.14:5, 1Th.2:2.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “insult” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

IN'SULT, noun

[Latin insultus, from insilio, to leap on; in and salio, to leap.]

  1. The act of leaping on. [Little used.]
  2. Any gross abuse offered to another, either by words or actions; act or speech of insolence or contempt.
All definitions and other forms of “insult”

    INSULT', verb transitive

    [Latin insulto. See the Noun.]

      INSULT', verb intransitive

      To behave with insolent triumph.

        Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

        Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.