What does ὑβρίζω (hybrízō) mean in the Bible?
ὑβρίζω (hybrízō): Deliberate insolence toward another person, combining contempt with aggressive mistreatment
Greek · G5195
ὑβρίζω
To mistreat
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ὑβρίζωG5195
Pronunciationhybrízō
What does ὑβρίζω (hybrízō) mean in the Bible?
ὑβρίζω (hybrízō): Deliberate insolence toward another person, combining contempt with aggressive mistreatment
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5195?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include insulted (1), mistreated [them] (1), shameful treatment (1), to mistreat (1), You insult (1).
Where does ὑβρίζω (hybrízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 22:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), 1 Thessalonians (1), Acts (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itinsulted1×Luke 18:32
mistreated [them]1×Matthew 22:6
shameful treatment1×1 Thessalonians 2:2
to mistreat1×Acts 14:5
You insult1×Luke 11:45
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 22:6ὕβρισανtomistreated [them]Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralLuke 11:45ὑβρίζειςtoYou insultVerb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularLuke 18:32ὑβρισθήσεταιtoinsultedVerb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularActs 14:5ὑβρίσαιtoto mistreatVerb - Aorist Infinitive Active1 Thessalonians 2:2ὑβρισθέντεςtoshameful treatmentVerb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 22:6
Aligned rows5
Books represented4
Matthew1Luke2Acts11 Thessalonians1
Source forms
ὑβρίζεις1xhybrizeisLuke 11:45
ὑβρίσαι1xhybrisaiActs 14:5
ὕβρισαν1xhybrisanMatthew 22:6
ὑβρισθέντες1xhybristhentes1 Thessalonians 2:2
ὑβρισθήσεται1xhybristhēsetaiLuke 18:32
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural1xMatthew 22:6
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active1xActs 14:5
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural1x1 Thessalonians 2:2
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular1xLuke 18:32
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular1xLuke 11:45
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Deliberate insolence toward another person, combining contempt with aggressive mistreatment
Strong'sG5195
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms3 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 11:37-54Source Gloss
to mistreat
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Deliberate insolence toward another person, combining contempt with aggressive mistreatment
(ὕβρις), [in LXX for גֵּאֶה, etc. ;]
1intrans., to wax wanton, run riot.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 22:6Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ὕβρισανubrisan
I insult
Read verseLuke 11:45Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ὑβρίζεις.ubrizeiv
I insult
Read verseLuke 18:32Verb Third Person Singular Future Passive Indicative
ὑβρισθήσεται,ubrisqhsetai
I insult
Read verseActs 14:5Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
ὑβρίσαιubrisai
I insult
Read verse1 Thessalonians 2:2Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ὑβρισθέντες,ubrisqentev
I insult
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms5TensesAorist, Present, FutureVoicesActive, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality3×
Aorist ActiveMatt 22:61×
Present ActiveLuke 11:451×
Future PassiveLuke 18:321×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Aorist ActiveActs 14:51×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Aorist Passive1 Thess 2:21×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1future1
Voice
active1passive1
Mood
indicative2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
to treat with disrespect or verbal abuse, speaking harshly
Showing 1 selected witness from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ὑβρίζω is built from this root:
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