Filthy
ῥυπαρόςStrong’s G4508rhuparos
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Rhuparos is the Greek word usually translated “shabby” and “filthy”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;”
Meaning
Usually translated “shabby” and “filthy”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- shabby 1
- filthy 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- James 1
- Revelation 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Greek dictionary
ῥυπαρός rhuparos · filthy
ῥυπαρός, -ά, -όν (ῥύπος), [in LXX: Zec.3:4-5, (3-4) (צוֹא)* ;] filthy, dirty: of old, shabby clothing (Za, l.with), Jas.2:2; metaphorically, of moral defilement, Rev.22:11.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “filthy” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FILTH'Y, adjective
- Dirty; foul; unclean; nasty.
- Polluted; defiled by sinful practices; morally impure.“He that is filthy let him be filthy still” Revelation 22:11
- Obtained by base and dishonest means; as filthy lucre. Titus 1:7
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.