Strong's Greek: 655. ἀποστυγέω (apostugeó) -- To abhor, to detest, to utterly hate

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

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