Word

ἀτιμάζω

atimázō · G818 · Greek · 7 occurrences

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Meanings

to treat shamefully, to mistreat

To treat someone in a shameful and dishonorable manner

Examples
John 8:49 Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon; on the contrary, I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.
James 2:6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you and personally drag you into court?
to cause to be dishonored, to cause to suffer dishonor

To cause someone to have low status involving dishonor and disrespect

Examples
Acts 5:41 So they went on their way from the presence of the Council, rejoicing that they had been considered worthy to suffer shame for His name.
Romans 1:24 Therefore God gave them up to vile impurity in the lusts of their hearts, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them.
Romans 2:23 You who boast in the Law, through your breaking the Law, do you dishonor God?

How it’s used In 4 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

7 occurrences in 6 groups

σύyou 2
καυχάομαιto boast 1
σῶμαbody 1
Not stated: they 1
Not stated (infinitive) 1
Not stated (participle) 1

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

4 occurrences in 4 groups

ἐγώI, we 1
θεόςGod 1
κἀκεῖνοςand that one, he also 1
πτωχόςpoor 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

3 occurrences in 3 groups

διάthrough+ παράβασιςtransgression 1
ἐνin+ αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
ὑπέρfor+ ὄνομαname 1

What is done to itIt is the object

2 occurrences in 2 groups

καταξιόωto regard as worthy of 1
ἀποκρίνομαιto answer 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Near synonyms 1 word

ὑβρίζω hybrízō · G5195 · to maltreat, to mistreat with insolence, to insult: The target, ἀτιμάζω, centers on dishonoring or shaming someone, with a focus on damage to social standing, while ὑβρίζω emphasizes violent or insolent abuse. Both genuinely occupy the broader space of harmful mistreatment, differentiated by whether the focus is on damage to honor or on violent insolence.

In the other Testament 1 word

שָׁאט shâʼṭ · H7590 · to go about, to rove about, to row: שָׁאט (shâʼṭ, H7590) (שָׁאט, despise) and ἀτιμάζω (atimázō, G818) (ἀτιμάζω, dishonor/treat with contempt) overlap in the semantic domain of contemptuous treatment, with the Hebrew emphasizing the attitude of despising and the Greek emphasizing the action of dishonoring or rendering infamous.

Semantic domains 2 entries

To cause to be dishonored, to cause to suffer dishonor87.74: Used of inflicting disgrace on someone, as of the servants sent by the vineyard owner who are treated shamefully in Mark 12:4 and Luke 20:11.
To treat shamefully, to mistreat88.127: Used of abusive mistreatment, as of Jesus telling His accusers that they dishonor Him in John 8:49 and of bodies dishonored among themselves in Romans 1:24.

Word family 18 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

τίνω tínō · G5099 · to suffer, to experience retribution · 1×τιμή timḗ · G5092 · honor, respect, status · 41×ἐπιτιμάω epitimáō · G2008 · to rebuke, to denounce, to command · 30×Τιμόθεος Timótheos · G5095 · dear to God; Timotheus, a Christian · 24×τιμάω timáō · G5091 · to honor, to respect, to set a price on · 21×τίμιος tímios · G5093 · valuable, precious, honored · 13×ἀτιμάζωatimázō · G818ἀτιμία atimía · G819 · dishonor, disrespect · 7×ἔντιμος éntimos · G1784 · valuable, precious, honored · 5×ἄτιμος átimos · G820 · lacking in honor, dishonored · 4×τέκτων téktōn · G5045 · builder, carpenter · 2×τιμωρέω timōréō · G5097 · to punish, punishment · 2×ἀποτίνω apotínō · G661 · to pay back, to remunerate · 1×ἐπιτιμία epitimía · G2009 · punishment · 1×τιμιότης timiótēs · G5094 · wealth, riches · 1×Τίμων Tímōn · G5096 · valuable; Timon, a Christian · 1×τιμωρία timōría · G5098 · to punish, punishment · 1×ἀτιμόω atimóō · G821 · to maltreat · 0×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon 1 aorist ἠτίμασα; (passive, present ἀτιμάζομαι); 1 aorist infinitive ἀτιμασθῆναι; (from…

1 aorist ἠτίμασα; (passive, present ἀτιμάζομαι); 1 aorist infinitive ἀτιμασθῆναι; (from ἄτιμος; hence) "to make ἄτιμος, to dishonor, insult, treat with contumely," whether in word, in deed, or in thought: (Mk 12:4 T Tr marginal reading WH (cf. ἀτιμάω and ἀτιμόω)); Lk 20:11; Jn 8:49; Acts 5:41; Rom 2:23; Jas 2:6 (Winers Grammar, § 40, 5, 2; Buttmann, 202 (175)). Passive: Rom 1:24, on which cf. Winers Grammar, 326 (305f); (and § 39, 3 N. 3). (In Greek writings from Homer down; the Sept..)

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 2 entries

Low Status or Rank [including persons of low status]4 occurrences Treat Badly4 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0