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Lexicon :: Strong's G890 - achrēstos

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ἄχρηστος
Transliteration
achrēstos (Key)
Pronunciation
akh'-race-tos
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἄλφα (G1) (as a negative particle) and χρηστός (G5543)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s)
TR
1x in 1 unique form(s)
LXX
1x in 1 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

Trench's Synonyms: cvii. Additional Synonyms

Strong’s Definitions

ἄχρηστος áchrēstos, akh'-race-tos; from G1 (as a negative particle) and G5543; inefficient, i.e. (by implication) detrimental:—unprofitable.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G890 in the following manner: unprofitable (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G890 in the following manner: unprofitable (1x).
  1. useless, unprofitable

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἄχρηστος áchrēstos, akh'-race-tos; from G1 (as a negative particle) and G5543; inefficient, i.e. (by implication) detrimental:—unprofitable.
STRONGS G890:
ἄχρηστος, -ον, (χρηστός, and this from χράομαι), useless, unprofitable: Philemon 1:11 (here opposed to εὔχρηστος). (In Greek writings from Homer [i. e. Batrach. 70; Theognis] down.) [Synonyms: cf. Tittmann ii. 11f; Trench, § c. 17; Ellicott on Philemon 1:11.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Philemon
1:11; 1:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G890 matches the Greek ἄχρηστος (achrēstos),
which occurs 1 times in 1 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:11 - Onesimus[fn] hasn’t been of much use to you in the past, but now he is very useful to both of us.
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