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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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ἄχρηστος

Strong’s: G890

Associated OET lemmas: ἄχρηστος

Form 1

Part of speech: adjc.

Inflections: ἄχρηστος; -ον

Constructions: ἄχρηστος; 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.’

PHM 1:11: RV PHM 1:11 · LV PHM 1:11 · Read together PHM 1:11

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OET-RV PHM 1:11

11 Before, he was useless to you, but now he’s useful to both of us.

OET-LV PHM 1:11

11 which once to_you useless, but right_now to_you and to_me useful,