Filth
ῥύποςStrong’s G4509rhupos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Rhupos is the Greek word usually translated “filth”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:”
Meaning
Usually translated “filth”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- of filth 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
ῥύπος rhupos · filth
ῥύπος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX: Isa.4:4 (צוֹאָה), Job.14:4 (טָמֵא), etc. ;] dirt, filth: 1Pe.3:21.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “filth” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FILTH, noun
[See Foul and Defile.]
- Dirt; any foul matter; any thing that soils or defiles; waste matter; nastiness.
- Corruption; pollution; any thing that sullies or defiles the moral character.
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.