Open Bible Data Home About News OET Key

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Intro ← Index → ©

ἀχρεῖος

Strong’s: G888

Associated OET lemmas: ἀχρεῖος

Form 1

Part of speech: adjc.

Inflections: ἀχρεῖος; -ον

Constructions: ἀχρεῖος; ἀ-; χράομαι

Sense 1: useless, not useful, worthless

Semantic entry: 65.33

Semantic domains: Value

Subdomains: Useful, Useless

Definition: pertaining to not being useful

Notes: In a number of languages usefulness or lack of usefulness can only be expressed in terms of a verb meaning ‘to help,’ so that in RV PHM 1:11 · LV PHM 1:11 · Read together PHM 1:11 it may be necessary to translate ‘at one time he did not help you at all and now he can help both you and me.’

MAT 25:30: RV MAT 25:30 · LV MAT 25:30 · Read together MAT 25:30

Show passage in OET

OET-RV MAT 25:30

30 So throw that useless slave out into the darkness where there’ll be crying and a lot of anguish.

OET-LV MAT 25:30

30 And throw _out the useless slave into the the outer darkness.
There will _be the weeping and the grating of_ the _teeth.

Sense 2: not deserving special praise, not worthy of particular commendation

Semantic entry: 33.361

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Praise

Definition: pertaining to being without such qualities as deserve praise or commendation

LUK 17:10: RV LUK 17:10 · LV LUK 17:10 · Read together LUK 17:10

Show passage in OET

OET-RV LUK 17:10

10 So too when you all do what you’ve been told to do, just say, ‘We’re useless slaves—we’ve just done what we were told.’ ”

OET-LV LUK 17:10

10 Thus also you _all whenever you _all _may _do all the things having _been _directed to _you _all, be _saying, we _are that Useless slaves, we _have _done what we _were _ought to _do.