Strong G4067περίψημα
scum
- Transliteration
- peripsōma
- Pronunciation
- per-ip'-so-mah
- Morphology
- Greek Noun Neuter
Definition
From a compound of G4012 and psao (to rub); something brushed all around that is off scrapings (figuratively scum): - offscouring.
Detailed definition
περί-ψημα, -τος, τό
(περιψράω, to wipe off all round), [in LXX: Tob.5:18 *;]
that which is wiped off, offscouring: metaphorically (assoc. with περικάθαρμα, which see), 1Co.4:13 (and so prob., To, l.with, as EV; but see Thayer, see word, for the meaning expiation, ransom, in To; and cf. LS, see word κάθαρμα; Lft., Notes, 200 f., and on Ign., Eph., 8).†
(AS)
(περιψράω, to wipe off all round), [in LXX: Tob.5:18 *;]
that which is wiped off, offscouring: metaphorically (assoc. with περικάθαρμα, which see), 1Co.4:13 (and so prob., To, l.with, as EV; but see Thayer, see word, for the meaning expiation, ransom, in To; and cf. LS, see word κάθαρμα; Lft., Notes, 200 f., and on Ign., Eph., 8).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4067 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- offscouring1
First verses
- 1 Corinthians 4:13Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
περίψ-ημα, ατος, τό,
anything wiped off, offscouring, of a vile person (or scapegoat), [NT+9th c.AD+ (NT.1Cor.4.13, 9th c.AD: Photius Legal icographus, etc.)]; π. σου your humble servant, [Refs (“CIL” 8.12924 (from Carthage), “LW” 2493 (from Syria), “Classical Studies in honor of J.C.Rolfe” 318 (from Ostia))]; peripsuma su (sic), Dessau [Refs (“ILS” 5725 (from Brixia).)]
anything wiped off, offscouring, of a vile person (or scapegoat), [NT+9th c.AD+ (NT.1Cor.4.13, 9th c.AD: Photius Legal icographus, etc.)]; π. σου your humble servant, [Refs (“CIL” 8.12924 (from Carthage), “LW” 2493 (from Syria), “Classical Studies in honor of J.C.Rolfe” 318 (from Ostia))]; peripsuma su (sic), Dessau [Refs (“ILS” 5725 (from Brixia).)]