ἀχρεῖος
achreios · useless, worthless
Greek word · Strong’s number G888 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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achreios (ἀχρεῖος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “useless, worthless”.
Useless, of no profit, worthless.
How to say it
a·chrei·os
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Bringing no profit.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 25:30
And throw the worthless slave into the outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
- Luke 17:10
So you also, when you have done all the things commanded you, say, ‘We are worthless slaves; what we ought to do we have done.’”