"to run riot; trans. to outrage, to treat in an arrogant or spiteful manner, Mt. 22:6; Lk. 11:45; 18:32; Acts 14:5; 1 Thess. 2:2*"
Definition and meaning
to run riot; trans. to outrage, to treat in an arrogant or spiteful manner, Mt. 22:6; Lk. 11:45; 18:32; Acts 14:5; 1 Thess. 2:2*
In the original Greek the word is written: ὑβρίζω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of hybrizo (G5195) across the King James Bible.
And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.
Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.
For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on:
And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them,
But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.
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Common questions
Strong's G5195 (hybrizo) is a Greek word that means: to run riot; trans. to outrage, to treat in an arrogant or spiteful manner, Mt. 22:6; Lk. 11:45; 18:32; Acts 14:5; 1 Thess. 2:2* It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word hybrizo (G5195) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5195 is hybrizo, a Greek word defined as: to run riot; trans. to outrage, to treat in an arrogant or spiteful manner, Mt. 22:6; Lk. 11:45; 18:32; Acts 14:5; 1 Thess. 2:2*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
hybrizo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.