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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ὑβρίζω G5195
Pronunciation hybrízō
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 It insulted 1× Luke 18:32
mistreated [them] 1× Matthew 22:6
shameful treatment 1× 1 Thessalonians 2:2
to mistreat 1× Acts 14:5
You insult 1× Luke 11:45
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 22:6 ὕβρισαν to mistreated [them] Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Luke 11:45 ὑβρίζεις to You insult Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular Luke 18:32 ὑβρισθήσεται to insulted Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Acts 14:5 ὑβρίσαι to to mistreat Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1 Thessalonians 2:2 ὑβρισθέντες to shameful treatment Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 22:6
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Matthew 1 Luke 2 Acts 1 1 Thessalonians 1
Source forms
ὑβρίζεις 1x hybrizeis Luke 11:45
ὑβρίσαι 1x hybrisai Acts 14:5
ὕβρισαν 1x hybrisan Matthew 22:6
ὑβρισθέντες 1x hybristhentes 1 Thessalonians 2:2
ὑβρισθήσεται 1x hybristhēsetai Luke 18:32
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Matthew 22:6
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x Acts 14:5
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x 1 Thessalonians 2:2
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 18:32
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular 1x Luke 11:45
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Deliberate insolence toward another person, combining contempt with aggressive mistreatment
Strong's G5195
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 3 forms 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 11:37-54 Source Gloss
to mistreat
Extended definition Source: 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 corpus Greek 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 22:6 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ὕβρισαν ubrisan
I insult
Read verse Luke 11:45 Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ὑβρίζεις. ubrizeiv
I insult
Read verse Luke 18:32 Verb Third Person Singular Future Passive Indicative
ὑβρισθήσεται, ubrisqhsetai
I insult
Read verse Acts 14:5 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
ὑβρίσαι ubrisai
I insult
Read verse 1 Thessalonians 2:2 Verb 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 groups 3 Aligned forms 5 Tenses Aorist, Present, Future Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Aorist Active Matt 22:6 1×
Present Active Luke 11:45 1×
Future Passive Luke 18:32 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Acts 14:5 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Aorist Passive 1 Thess 2:2 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1 future 1
Voice
active 1 passive 1
Mood
indicative 2
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:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain