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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Deserving of scorn or disdain; mean; vile; despicable.

2. (a.) Despised; scorned; neglected; abject.

3. (a.) Insolent; scornful; contemptuous.

Greek

1848. exoutheneo -- to despise, treat with contempt
... Word Origin from exoudeneo Definition to despise, treat with contempt NASB Word
Usage contemptible (1), despise (3), despised (1), no account (1), regard with ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7052. qeloqel -- contemptible, worthless
... 7051, 7052. qeloqel. 7053 . contemptible, worthless. Transliteration: qeloqel
Phonetic Spelling: (kel-o-kale') Short Definition: miserable. ...
/hebrew/7052.htm - 6k

7043. qalal -- to be slight, swift or trifling
... root Definition to be slight, swift or trifling NASB Word Usage abated (2), accursed
(1), brought a curse (1), contempt (1), contemptible (1), curse (15 ...
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959. bazah -- to despise
... despises (2), disdained (1), disdained* (1). despise, disdain, contemptible,
think to scorn, vile person. A primitive root; to disesteem ...
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Library

How Contemptible it is to be Overcome by Covetousness.
... Prolegomena. Chapter XX. How contemptible it is to be overcome by covetousness.
And so if we want to strive lawfully in our spiritual ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter xx how contemptible it.htm

The Christians are not the Only Contemners of the Gods Contempt of ...
... of Them Often Displayed by Heathen Official Persons. Homer Made the Gods
Contemptible. [604] Pour out now all your venom; fling ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/tertullian/ad nationes/chapter x name christians are.htm

Moab is My Washpot
... MOAB, which had threatened Israel, was to be so completely subdued, and become so
utterly contemptible as to be likened to a washpot or basin in which men wash ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 17 1871/moab is my washpot.htm

He Says, Indeed, that "We Ridicule the Egyptians, Although they ...
... He says, indeed, that "we ridicule the Egyptians, although they present many by
no means contemptible mysteries [3485] for our consideration, when they teach ...
/.../origen/origen against celsus/chapter xix he says indeed.htm

Ephesians v. 15, 16, 17
... Wine has been given us for cheerfulness, not for drunkenness. Whereas now it appears
to be an unmanly and contemptible thing for a man not to get drunk. ...
/.../homily xix ephesians v 15.htm

We are not Binding Heavy Burdens and Laying them Upon Your ...
... Nor hath he said, "If then ye have secular law-suits, bring them before us;" or,
"Appoint us to judge them;" but, "Them which are contemptible in the Church ...
/.../augustine/of the work of monks /section 37 we are not.htm

Bad Ecclesiastics and Base Plots
... He appointed the worthless Severian of Gabala to fulfil this function, and Severian
of Gabala was a contemptible intriguer of the most vulgar description. ...
/.../chapter xxxix bad ecclesiastics and.htm

As the Rind of a Pomegranate are Thy Cheeks, Besides that which is ...
... But I reply, that this is the very thing that most subjects her to humiliation,
God making use of it to render the soul more contemptible because of the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/guyon/song of songs of solomon/6 as the rind of.htm

Self-Contempt.
... humiliations. Contemptible as they are in the eyes of others, the souls raised
by God to this state are far more contemptible in their own. ...
/.../de caussade/abandonment to divine providence/section iii self-contempt.htm

Concerning the Three Kinds of Theology According to Varro, Namely ...
... served men; in a word, in this all manner of things are attributed to the gods,
such as may befall, not merely any man, but even the most contemptible man." He ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 5 concerning the three kinds.htm

Thesaurus

Contemptible (14 Occurrences)
...Contemptible (14 Occurrences). ... Psalms 31:11 Because of all my adversaries I have
become utterly contemptible to my neighbors, A fear to my acquaintances. ...
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Ahasu-e'rus (30 Occurrences)
... Esther 1:17 For this deed of the queen will come abroad unto all women, to make
their husbands contemptible in their eyes, when it will be said: The king ...
/a/ahasu-e'rus.htm - 15k

Contempt (55 Occurrences)
... Psalms 31:11 Because of all my adversaries I have become utterly contemptible
to my neighbors, A fear to my acquaintances. Those ...
/c/contempt.htm - 23k

Polluted (80 Occurrences)
... altar. You say,'How have we polluted you?' In that you say,'Yahweh's table
contemptible.' (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV). Malachi ...
/p/polluted.htm - 31k

Queen's (3 Occurrences)
... Esther 1:17 For this deed of the queen will come abroad unto all women, to make
their husbands contemptible in their eyes, when it will be said: The king ...
/q/queen's.htm - 7k

Vile (59 Occurrences)
... Ordinarily, however, the idea of contemptible, despicable, is read into the word.
William Evans. Multi-Version Concordance Vile (59 Occurrences). ...
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Villany (4 Occurrences)
... Ordinarily, however, the idea of contemptible, despicable, is read into the word.
William Evans. VILLANY. See VILE. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Nobody (21 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) No person; no one; not anybody. 2. (n.) A person of no influence or importance;
an insignificant or contemptible person. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Neighbors (40 Occurrences)
... (WEB ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV). Psalms 31:11 Because of all my adversaries I have become
utterly contemptible to my neighbors, A fear to my acquaintances. ...
/n/neighbors.htm - 18k

Little (2458 Occurrences)
... little air or water. 4. (a.) Small in dignity, power, or importance; not
great; insignificant; contemptible. 5. (a.) Small in force ...
/l/little.htm - 8k

Bible Concordance

Contemptible (14 Occurrences)

2 Corinthians 10:10 For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
(KJV WBS NAS)

1 Samuel 3:13 And you are to say to him that I will send punishment on his family for ever, for the sin which he had knowledge of; because his sons have been cursing God and he had no control over them.
(See NIV)

2 Samuel 6:22 I will be yet more vile than this, and will be base in my own sight. But of the handmaids of whom you have spoken, they shall honor me."
(See RSV)

Esther 1:17 For this deed of the queen will come abroad unto all women, to make their husbands contemptible in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.
(ASV DBY JPS YLT)

Esther 3:6 But he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had made known to him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.
(See JPS YLT)

Job 12:5 In the thought of him that is at ease there is contempt for misfortune; It is ready for them whose foot slippeth.
(See JPS)

Job 31:34 Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, So that I kept silence, and went not out of the door-
(See JPS)

Psalms 31:11 Because of all my adversaries I have become utterly contemptible to my neighbors, A fear to my acquaintances. Those who saw me on the street fled from me.
(WEB)

Isaiah 16:14 But now Jehovah hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of a hireling, the glory of Moab shall be brought into contempt, with all his great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and of no account.
(See JPS)

Daniel 11:21 In his place shall stand up a contemptible person, to whom they had not given the honor of the kingdom: but he shall come in time of security, and shall obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
(WEB JPS ASV RSV NIV)

Nahum 1:14 And commanded concerning thee hath Jehovah, 'No more of thy name doth spread abroad, From the house of thy gods I cut off graven and molten image, I appoint thy grave, for thou hast been vile.
(See NAS)

Malachi 1:7 You offer polluted bread on my altar. You say,'How have we polluted you?' In that you say,'Yahweh's table contemptible.'
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NIV)

Malachi 1:12 "But you profane it, in that you say,'Yahweh's table is polluted, and its fruit, even its food, is contemptible.'
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NIV)

Malachi 2:9 "Therefore I have also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according to the way you have not kept my ways, but have had respect for persons in the law.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Subtopics

Contemptible

Related Terms

Ahasu-e'rus (30 Occurrences)

Contempt (55 Occurrences)

Polluted (80 Occurrences)

Queen's (3 Occurrences)

Vile (59 Occurrences)

Villany (4 Occurrences)

Nobody (21 Occurrences)

Neighbors (40 Occurrences)

Little (2458 Occurrences)