UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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ἀνάχυσις

MainId: 000403000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: False

AlphaPos: α

StrongCodes: G0401

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 000403001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: ἀνάχυσις

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -εως

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'χέω', 'Meanings': [{'LanguageCode': 'en', 'Meaning': 'pour'}, {'LanguageCode': 'zhT', 'Meaning': '倒'}]}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 000403001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 78.26

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Degree

      LEXSubDomains: Much, Little [Positive-Negative Degree]

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-08-05 15:48:15

         DefinitionShort: (a figurative extension of meaning of ἀνάχυσις ‘flood,’ not occurring in the NT) an extremely high point on a scale of extent and implying an excess of something with negative value

         Glosses: ['excessive', 'extreme']

         Comments: In some languages the equivalent of this phrase in {S:06000400400024} is ‘they lived very bad lives’ or ‘there was nothing bad that they didn’t do.’

      LEXReferences: 1 PET 4:4