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Lexicon :: Strong's G4550 - sapros

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σαπρός
Transliteration
sapros (Key)
Pronunciation
sap-ros'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:94,1000

Strong’s Definitions

σαπρός saprós, sap-ros'; from G4595; rotten, i.e. worthless (literally or morally):—bad, corrupt. Compare G4190.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's G4550 in the following manner: corrupt (7x), bad (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's G4550 in the following manner: corrupt (7x), bad (1x).
  1. rotten, putrefied

  2. corrupted by one and no longer fit for use, worn out

  3. of poor quality, bad, unfit for use, worthless

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σαπρός saprós, sap-ros'; from G4595; rotten, i.e. worthless (literally or morally):—bad, corrupt. Compare G4190.
STRONGS G4550:
σαπρός, σαπρά, σαπρόν (σήπω, 2 aorist passive σαπῆναι);
1. rotten, putrid ((Hipponax), Hippcr., Aristophanes, others).
2. corrupted by age and no lounger fit for use, worn out (Aristophanes, Dio Chr., others); hence, in general, of poor quality, bad, unfit for use, worthless (A. V. corrupt) (πᾶν, μή τήν ἰδίαν χρείαν πληροι, σαπρόν λέγομεν, Chrysostom hom. 4 on 1 Timothy): δένδρον, καρπός, opposed to καλός, Matthew 7:17; Matthew 12:33; Luke 6:43; fishes, Matthew 13:48 (here A. V. bad); tropically, λόγος, Ephesians 4:29 (cf. Harless at the passage); δόγμα, Epictetus 3, 22, 61. Cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 377f.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
7:17; 12:33; 13:48
Luke
6:43
Ephesians
4:29

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4550 matches the Greek σαπρός (sapros),
which occurs 8 times in 6 verses in the TR Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:17 - Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:18 - A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:33 - “Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:48 - When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad away.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:43 - “No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:29 - Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
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