Strong G2710καταχράομαι
to use up
- Transliteration
- katachraomai
- Pronunciation
- kat-akh-rah'-om-ahee
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed definition
κατα-χράομαι, -ῶμαι
[in LXX: Ep. Je.28, 3Ma.4:5 3Mac 5:22 *;]
to make full use of, use to the uttermost, use up: 1Co.7:31; with dative, 1Co.9:18 (for other senses, see LS, see word)..†
(AS)
[in LXX: Ep. Je.28, 3Ma.4:5 3Mac 5:22 *;]
to make full use of, use to the uttermost, use up: 1Co.7:31; with dative, 1Co.9:18 (for other senses, see LS, see word)..†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2710 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- abuse2
First verses
- 1 Corinthians 7:31And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
- 1 Corinthians 9:18What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
καταχράομαι,
Delph. καταχρέομαι [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“SIG” 672.32 (2nd c.BC), +others)]: future - χρήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Menexenus” 247b:)]perfect -κέχρημαι both in active and passive senses (see.below): aorist -εχρήσθην (see.below[Refs (11.4))]:—make full use of, apply, τινὶ εἰς.., ἐπί.., πρός τι, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 700c, “R.” 520a, “Cra.” 426e)]; μάρτυσι κ. πρὸς τὸ.. [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Phlb.” 51a; κ. ἡ φύσις ἐν παρέργῳ τῇ.. ἀναπνοῇ πρὸς τὴν ὄσφρησιν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Respiratione” 473a23, compare “Sens.” 444a25)]; λόγους.. οἷσπερ νυνὶ κατακέχρηται (in active sense) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 35.44; ἐν καιρῷ [πράξεσι] κ. 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 4.9; κενῇ προφάσει ταύτῃ κατεχρῶ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.150: with _accusative_, τὴν.. ὑπερβολὴν ἐπὶ βοήθειαν κ. ἡ φύσις 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Partibus Animalium” 663b33; σχολὴν ἐς ἀκρόασιν 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Prom.” 4; τι εἴς τι “IG” 22.1672.307 (4th c.BC),compare 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Bellum Judaicum” 5.9.1: _absolutely_ in)]perfect participle in passive sense, ἐξεύρημα.. Ἀθήνησιν.. κατακεχρημένον ἐν συμποσίοις ἰδίᾳ 'στί is fashionable at private banquets there, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Amphis Comicus 14.4.)]
II do what one likes with a person or thing, καταχρήσασθέ μοι, εἰ δοκῶ τοιοῦτος εἶναι [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 1.122.)]
II.2 use up, consume, of money, etc., with accusative, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 19.22 (bis); στέαρ “PRev.Laws” 50.14 (3rd c.BC))]; τὰ κρέα ἐν τὰν δαμοθοινίαν [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“SIG” 671 A 7 (Delph., 2nd c.BC))]; lay out, apply money, εἴς τι [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 49.4, “IG” 9(1).694.34 (Corc., 2nd c.BC), 12(1).155.86 (from Rhodes))]; ἐνταῦθα on this, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 47.50)]: perfect in active sense, ὅσα κατακέχρημαι Ἀθήνησι [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD(?): Diogenes Laertius 5.69)]:—passive, to be spent, consumed, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 4.74; πλίνθου τῆς -χρησθείσης εἰς τοὺς τοίχους “PPetr.” 3p.139 (3rd c.BC).)]
II.3 misuse, abuse, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.277: with _dative_, τῇ τῶν προγόνων δόξῃ μὴ -χρησόμενοι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Mx.”)][same place]; κ. ὀνόματι use it in a wrong sense, misapply it, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Caelo” 270b24, 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Rh.” 1.43 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus, compare 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 5.1.2 (also _absolutely_, 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Rh.” 1.59 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus)]; fall into an error, [Refs 6th c.AD+ (6th c.AD: Olympiodorus Philosophus “in Aristotelis Meteora commentaria - pars” 279.11): with _accusative_, κ. τὴν σχολὴν εἰς τοῦτο Dionysius Epigrammaticus Comedy texts 4; τοῦ ἀρχαίου τι κ.)]misappropriate, [Refs (Test.Epict. 8.8.)]
II.4 of persons, in bad sense, make away with, destroy, kill, with accusative, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.82, 117, 4.146, +others, 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.85.1:)] —passive, aorist -χρησθῆναι, ἐδέοντό μιν κ. requested that he might be put to death, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.120.)]
III pretend, allege, ὡς.. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 43.39)]; ὅτι.. [Refs ([prev. author] 48.44.)]
B active καταχράω only Ionic dialect, used only in 3rd.pers. singular, ἀντὶ λόφου ἡ λοφιὴ κατέχρα the mane sufficed them for a crest, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.70)]; elsewhere impersonal, it suffices, οὐδέ οἱ καταχρήσει.. ὑμέων ἀπέχεσθαι nor will he be satisfied to keep his hands off you, [Refs ([prev. author] 4.118)]; ὥς οἱ καταχρᾷ εἰ βούλονται that it is sufficient for him, if.., [Refs ([prev. author] 1.164)]; καταχρήσει it will suffice, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Phoenix Iambographus 2.21.)]
Delph. καταχρέομαι [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“SIG” 672.32 (2nd c.BC), +others)]: future - χρήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Menexenus” 247b:)]perfect -κέχρημαι both in active and passive senses (see.below): aorist -εχρήσθην (see.below[Refs (11.4))]:—make full use of, apply, τινὶ εἰς.., ἐπί.., πρός τι, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 700c, “R.” 520a, “Cra.” 426e)]; μάρτυσι κ. πρὸς τὸ.. [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Phlb.” 51a; κ. ἡ φύσις ἐν παρέργῳ τῇ.. ἀναπνοῇ πρὸς τὴν ὄσφρησιν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Respiratione” 473a23, compare “Sens.” 444a25)]; λόγους.. οἷσπερ νυνὶ κατακέχρηται (in active sense) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 35.44; ἐν καιρῷ [πράξεσι] κ. 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 4.9; κενῇ προφάσει ταύτῃ κατεχρῶ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.150: with _accusative_, τὴν.. ὑπερβολὴν ἐπὶ βοήθειαν κ. ἡ φύσις 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Partibus Animalium” 663b33; σχολὴν ἐς ἀκρόασιν 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Prom.” 4; τι εἴς τι “IG” 22.1672.307 (4th c.BC),compare 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Bellum Judaicum” 5.9.1: _absolutely_ in)]perfect participle in passive sense, ἐξεύρημα.. Ἀθήνησιν.. κατακεχρημένον ἐν συμποσίοις ἰδίᾳ 'στί is fashionable at private banquets there, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Amphis Comicus 14.4.)]
II do what one likes with a person or thing, καταχρήσασθέ μοι, εἰ δοκῶ τοιοῦτος εἶναι [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 1.122.)]
II.2 use up, consume, of money, etc., with accusative, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 19.22 (bis); στέαρ “PRev.Laws” 50.14 (3rd c.BC))]; τὰ κρέα ἐν τὰν δαμοθοινίαν [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“SIG” 671 A 7 (Delph., 2nd c.BC))]; lay out, apply money, εἴς τι [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 49.4, “IG” 9(1).694.34 (Corc., 2nd c.BC), 12(1).155.86 (from Rhodes))]; ἐνταῦθα on this, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 47.50)]: perfect in active sense, ὅσα κατακέχρημαι Ἀθήνησι [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD(?): Diogenes Laertius 5.69)]:—passive, to be spent, consumed, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 4.74; πλίνθου τῆς -χρησθείσης εἰς τοὺς τοίχους “PPetr.” 3p.139 (3rd c.BC).)]
II.3 misuse, abuse, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.277: with _dative_, τῇ τῶν προγόνων δόξῃ μὴ -χρησόμενοι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Mx.”)][same place]; κ. ὀνόματι use it in a wrong sense, misapply it, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Caelo” 270b24, 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Rh.” 1.43 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus, compare 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 5.1.2 (also _absolutely_, 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Rh.” 1.59 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus)]; fall into an error, [Refs 6th c.AD+ (6th c.AD: Olympiodorus Philosophus “in Aristotelis Meteora commentaria - pars” 279.11): with _accusative_, κ. τὴν σχολὴν εἰς τοῦτο Dionysius Epigrammaticus Comedy texts 4; τοῦ ἀρχαίου τι κ.)]misappropriate, [Refs (Test.Epict. 8.8.)]
II.4 of persons, in bad sense, make away with, destroy, kill, with accusative, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.82, 117, 4.146, +others, 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.85.1:)] —passive, aorist -χρησθῆναι, ἐδέοντό μιν κ. requested that he might be put to death, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.120.)]
III pretend, allege, ὡς.. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 43.39)]; ὅτι.. [Refs ([prev. author] 48.44.)]
B active καταχράω only Ionic dialect, used only in 3rd.pers. singular, ἀντὶ λόφου ἡ λοφιὴ κατέχρα the mane sufficed them for a crest, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.70)]; elsewhere impersonal, it suffices, οὐδέ οἱ καταχρήσει.. ὑμέων ἀπέχεσθαι nor will he be satisfied to keep his hands off you, [Refs ([prev. author] 4.118)]; ὥς οἱ καταχρᾷ εἰ βούλονται that it is sufficient for him, if.., [Refs ([prev. author] 1.164)]; καταχρήσει it will suffice, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Phoenix Iambographus 2.21.)]