καταφρονήσητε [3 verses](verb 2nd pl aor subj act) "Despise" is kataphroneô, which means "look down upon," "think slightly of," "to be disdainful," "deal contemptuously," "think contemptuously that," and "to despise."  - "Despise" is from a verb that means "look down upon." Its prefix is the Greek prefix for "downward" and its base is the verb for knowing or understanding.