Strong's Greek · G889

G889 achreióō

ἀχρειόω

akh-ri-o'-o

to make worthless

Looking for Hebrew H889 bᵉʼôsh? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G889. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

achreióō appears once in Scripture, in Romans 3:12. In the Doxa app, open that verse, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

to render useless, i.e. spoil

In the King James Version

become unprofitable

Derivation

from G888 (ἀχρεῖος);

Appears 1 time in Scripture

Romans 3:12

“All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.””

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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