Lexical Summary achrēstos: useless Original Word: ἄχρηστοςTransliteration: achrēstos Phonetic Spelling: (akh'-race-tos) Part of Speech: Adjective Short Definition: useless Meaning: useless Strong's Concordance unprofitable, uselessFrom a (as a negative particle) and chrestos; inefficient, i.e. (by implication) detrimental -- unprofitable. see GREEK a see GREEK chrestos Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 890: ἄχρηστοςἄχρηστος, ἄχρηστον (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.) |
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