kataphronetes identifies people addressed as rejecting or scorning a proclaimed work they will not believe.

The attested use addresses a group whose response to a work being done is marked by disbelief and impending perishing.

1. Those addressed for unbelieving scorn · dominant

   In Acts 13:41, the nominative plural masculine form addresses a group commanded to look and marvel; the clause says they will not believe the work even when it is explained. The APB renders the address, "Look, you despisers," before announcing that they will perish.

   Acts 13:41

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 13:41, the APB presents the group in direct address as "you despisers." The surrounding wording confirms the verse's address and warning rather than supplying a separate lexical nuance.