GreekG4550Adjective

σαπρός

sapros

6Occurrences
G4550Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

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

from G4595 (σήπω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
[in Sm.: * ;] rotten, corrupt, bad, worth­less: of trees and fruit (opposite to ἀγαθός, καλός); of fish. Metaphorical, in moral sense: λόγος σ. "In Hellenistic . . it became a synonym for *αἰσχρός *or κακός," MM, xxii.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

G:A

Full Description

Greek Adjective

Occurrences

σαπρός appears 6 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Matthew
4
Ephesians
1
Luke
1

Key Passages

Ephesians 4:29BSB

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 6:43BSB

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

Matthew 12:33BSB

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 13:48BSB

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.

Matthew 7:17BSB

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

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