◄ 655. apostugeó ►
Strong's Lexicon apostugeó: To abhor, to detest, to utterly hate Original Word: ἀποστυγέω Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: apostugeó Pronunciation: ä-pos-tü-ge'-ō Phonetic Spelling: (ap-os-toog-eh'-o) Definition: To abhor, to detest, to utterly hate Meaning: I detest, abhor. Word Origin: From the preposition ἀπό (apo, meaning "from" or "away") and the verb στυγέω (stugeó, meaning "to hate" or "to abhor"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Strong's Hebrew 8130: שָׂנֵא (sane) - to hate, to detest - Strong's Hebrew 8581: תָּעַב (taab) - to abhor, to loathe Usage: The verb ἀποστυγέω conveys a strong sense of aversion or repulsion. It is used to describe an intense dislike or hatred towards something, often with a moral or ethical connotation. In the New Testament, it is used to express a believer's attitude towards evil, emphasizing a complete and utter rejection of sin and unrighteousness. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of abhorrence was often linked to moral and ethical standards. Philosophers and moralists of the time would discuss virtues and vices, encouraging the rejection of behaviors and practices deemed harmful or immoral. The early Christian community, influenced by Jewish ethical teachings and the life of Jesus, adopted a similar stance, urging believers to abhor evil and cling to what is good. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from apo and stugeó (to hate) Definition to abhor NASB Translation abhor (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 655: ἀποστυγέω ἀποστυγέω, ἀποστύγω; to dislike, abhor, have a horror of: Romans 12:9; (Herodotus 2, 47; 6, 129; Sophocles, Euripides, others.). The word is fully discussed by Fritzsche at the passage (who takes the απο( as expressive of separation (cf. Latinreformidare), others regard it as intensive; (see ἀπό, V.)). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance abhor. From apo and the base of stugnetos; to detest utterly -- abhor. see GREEK apo see GREEK stugnetos Forms and Transliterations αποστυγουντες αποστυγούντες ἀποστυγοῦντες αποσυνάξαι αποσυνάξει αποσυνάξεις apostugountes apostygountes apostygoûntes Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Romans 12:9 V-PPA-NMP GRK: ἀγάπη ἀνυπόκριτος ἀποστυγοῦντες τὸ πονηρόν NAS: [be] without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; KJV: be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; INT: love [be] sincere abhorring evil Strong's Greek 655 1 Occurrence ἀποστυγοῦντες — 1 Occ.