Strong's Greek · G4550

σαπρός

saprós

bad, corrupt

Definition

rotten, i.e. worthless (literally or morally)

Derivation

from G4595 (σήπω);

Appears 8 times in Scripture

Matthew 13:48

When it was full, the men pulled it ashore. Then they sat down and sorted the good fish into containers, but threw the bad away.

Ephesians 4:29

Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.

Luke 6:43

No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.

Matthew 7:18

A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.

Matthew 12:33

Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.

Matthew 7:17

Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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