Strong's Lexicon
G2710 — καταχράομαι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2710 |
|---|---|
| Word: | καταχράομαι |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G2596 and G5530 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | katachraomai |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kat-akh-rah'-om-ai |
| Meaning: | 1. to overuse, i.e. misuse |
| KJV Renderings: | abuse |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
καταχράομαι, καταχρωμαι; 1 aorist middle infinitive καταχρήσασθαι; in classical Greek
1. to use much or excessively or ill.
2. to use up, consume by use (German verbrauchen).
3. to use fully, the κατά intensifying the force of the simple verb (German gebrauchen) (Plato, Demosthenes, Diodorus, Josephus, others): 1Co 7:31 (cf. Buttmann, § 133, 18; Winer’s Grammar, 209f (197)); τίνι, 1Co 9:18.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
καταχράομαι (abuse)
1 Corinthians 7:31
- KJV: And they that use this world as not abusing for the fashion of this world passeth away
- GK: και οι χρώμενοι τω κόσμω τούτω ως μη καταχρώμενοι παράγει γαρ το σχήμα του κόσμου τούτου
1 Corinthians 9:18
- KJV: What is my reward then that when I preach the gospel I may make the gospel of Christ without charge that I abuse not my power in the gospel
- GK: τις ούν μοι εστιν ο μισθός ίνα ευαγγελιζόμενος αδάπανον θήσω το ευαγγέλιον του χριστού εις το μη καταχρήσασθαι τη εξουσία μου εν τω ευαγγελίω
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