G890: ἄχρηστος
áchrēstos · “useless”
Definition
inefficient, i.e. (by implication) detrimental
KJV translates it as: unprofitable
Word origin: from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and G5543 (χρηστός);
Extended definition
ά-χρηατος, -ον
[in LXX: Hos.8:8 (חֵפֶץ אַיִן), Wis.2:11, Sir.16:1, al. ;]
useless; unserviceable: opposite to εὔχρηστος, Phm 11.†
(AS)
[in LXX: Hos.8:8 (חֵפֶץ אַיִן), Wis.2:11, Sir.16:1, al. ;]
useless; unserviceable: opposite to εὔχρηστος, Phm 11.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G890 is translated
- useless ×1
Bible verses with G890 (áchrēstos)
Áchrēstos appears in 1 verse.
- Philemon 1:11
Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me: