Useless
ἄχρηστοςStrong’s G0890achrēstos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Achrēstos is the Greek word usually translated “useless”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:”
Meaning
Usually translated “useless”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- useless 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Philemon 1
1 book in all.
Related words
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Greek dictionary
ἄχρηστος achrēstos · useless
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “useless” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
U'SELESS, adjective
Having no use; unserviceable; producing no good end; answering no valuable purpose; not advancing the end proposed; as a useless garment; useless pity.
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.