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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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σαπρός

Strong’s: G4550

Associated OET lemmas: σαπρός

Form 1

Part of speech: adjc.

Inflections: σαπρός; -ά, -όν

Related lemmas: σήπω

Sense 1: bad, diseased and possibly seedling

Semantic entry: 65.28

Semantic domains: Value

Subdomains: Good, Bad

Definition: pertaining to being of poor or bad quality and hence of little or no value (particularly in reference to plants, either in the sense of seriously diseased or of seedling stock, that is, not budded or grafted)

Notes: Some scholars have suggested that σαπρός in RV MAT 7:18 · LV MAT 7:18 · Read together MAT 7:18 really refers to a seedling, that is to say, a tree which has grown up completely from seed rather than being budded or grafted. Seedling trees often produce tasteless or even bitter fruit. By its very nature, such a tree cannot produce good fruit and is, therefore, considered to be of no value.

MAT 7:17: RV MAT 7:17 · LV MAT 7:17 · Read together MAT 7:17

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OET-RV MAT 7:17

17 Similarly, every good tree produces good fruit, but the bad tree produces evil fruit.

OET-LV MAT 7:17

17 Thus every good tree is_producing good fruits, but the bad tree is_producing evil fruits.

MAT 7:18: RV MAT 7:18 · LV MAT 7:18 · Read together MAT 7:18

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OET-RV MAT 7:18

18 A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit.

OET-LV MAT 7:18

18 A_ good _tree is_ not _able to_bear evil fruits, nor a_ bad _tree to_be_producing good fruits.
All 5 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 7:17–18 · RV MAT 12:33 · RV MAT 13:48 · LV MAT 7:17–18 · LV MAT 12:33 · LV MAT 13:48 · Read together MAT 7:17–18 · Read together MAT 12:33 · Read together MAT 13:48

LUK: RV LUK 6:43 · LV LUK 6:43 · Read together LUK 6:43

Sense 2: harmful, unwholesome

Semantic entry: 20.14

Semantic domains: Violence, Harm, Destroy, Kill

Subdomains: Harm, Wound

Definition: pertaining to that which is harmful in view of its being unwholesome and corrupting

Notes: In RV EPH 4:29 · LV EPH 4:29 · Read together EPH 4:29 σαπρός is in contrast with that which is ἀγαθός ‘good’ for building up what is necessary. In such a context ἀγαθός may be interpreted as that which is helpful, and by contrast σαπρός may be understood to mean ‘harmful.’

EPH 4:29: RV EPH 4:29 · LV EPH 4:29 · Read together EPH 4:29

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OET-RV EPH 4:29

29 Don’t let any bad talk come out of your mouths, but rather words that are helpful to encourage others and to show grace to them.

OET-LV EPH 4:29

29 Not let_be_going_out any bad message out_of the mouth of_you_all, but if any good for building of_the need, in_order_that it_may_give grace to_the ones hearing.