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Lexicon :: Strong's G4550 - sapros

Aa
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.
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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 MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:17 - Even so, every good tree gives good fruit; but the bad tree gives evil fruit.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:18 - It is not possible for a good tree to give bad fruit, and a bad tree will not give good fruit.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:33 - Make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for by its fruit you will get knowledge of the tree.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:48 - When it was full, they took it up on the sands; and seated there they put the good into vessels, but the bad they put away.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:43 - For no good tree gives bad fruit, and no bad tree gives good fruit.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:29 - Let no evil talk come out of your mouth, but only what is good for giving necessary teaching, and for grace to those who give ear.
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