Scum
περίψημαStrong’s G4067peripsēma
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Peripsēma is the Greek word usually translated “refuse”. 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 “refuse”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- refuse 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
περίψημα peripsēma · scum
περί-ψημα, -τος, τό (περιψράω, to wipe off all round), [in LXX: Tob.5:18 * ;] that which is wiped off, offscouring: metaphorically (assoc. with περικάθαρμα, which see), 1Co.4:13 (and so prob., To, l.with, as EV; but see Thayer, see word, for the meaning expiation, ransom, in To; and cf. LS, see word κάθαρμα; Lft., Notes, 200 f., and on Ign., Eph., 8).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “scum” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SCUM, noun
- The extraneous matter or impurities which rise to the surface of liquors in boiling or fermentation, or which form on the surface by other means.
- The refuse; the recrement; that which is vile or worthless.
All definitions and other forms of “scum”
SCUM, verb transitive
To take the scum from; to clear off the impure matter from the surface; to skim.
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.