Strong's Lexicon
G557
G557 — ἀπελεγμός
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G557 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀπελεγμός |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from a compound of G575 and G1651 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | apelegmos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ap-el-eg-mos' |
| Meaning: | 1. refutation 2. (by implication) contempt |
| KJV Renderings: | nought |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀπελεγμός, ἀπελεγμου, ὁ (ἀπελέγχω to convict, expose, refute; ἐλεγμός conviction, refutation, in the Sept. for ἔλεγξις), censure, repudiation of a thing shown to be worthless: ἐλθεῖν εἰς ἀπελεγμόν to be proved to be worthless, to be disesteemed, come into contempt (R. V. disrepute), Act 19:27. (Not used by secular authors.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀπελεγμός (nought)
Acts 19:27
- KJV: So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised and her magnificence should be destroyed whom all Asia and the world worshippeth
- GK: ου μόνον δε τούτο κινδυνεύει ημίν το μέρος εις απελεγμόν ελθείν αλλά και το της μεγάλης θεάς Αρτέμιδος ιερόν εις ουδέν λογισθήναι μέλλειν δε και καθαιρείσθαι την μεγαλειότητα αυτής ην όλη η Ασία και η οικουμένη σέβεται