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Outpouring

ἀνάχυσιςStrong’s G0401

anachusis

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Anachusis is the Greek word usually translated “overflow”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:”
1 Peter 4:4 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “overflow”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • overflow 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Peter 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ἀνάχυσις anachusis · outpouring

    ἀνά-χυσις, -εως, ἡ (ἀναχέω, to pour out), a pouring out, overflowing, excess: metaphorically, 1Pe.4:4 (MM, VGT, see word).† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “outpouring” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    OUT'POURING, noun

    A pouring out; effusion.

      Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

      Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.