Garbage
περικάθαρμαStrong’s G4027perikatharma
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Perikatharma is the Greek word usually translated “scum”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.”
Meaning
Usually translated “scum”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- scum 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
περικάθαρμα perikatharma · garbage
περι-κάθαρμα, -τος, τό (περικαθαίρω, to purify on all sides or completely, Deu.18:10, Jos.5:4, 4Ma.1:29*), [in LXX: Pro.21:18 (כֹּפֶר)* ;] 1. a victim, expiation (Pr, l.with). 2. refuse, rubbish: pl., 1Co.4:13 (see ICC, in l).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “garbage” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
G'ARBAGE, noun
[I know not the component parts of this word.]
The bowels of an animal; refuse parts of flesh; offal.
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.