περικάθαρμα
perikatharmagarbageHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · neuter1 occurrence1 book1 verse
Definition
περι-κάθαρμα, -τος, τό
(περικαθαίρω, to purify on all sides or completely, Deuteronomy 18:10, Joshua 5:4, 4Ma.1.29*), [in LXX: Proverbs 21:18 (כֹּפֶר)* ;]
1. a victim, expiation (Pr, l.with).
2. refuse, rubbish: pl., 1 Corinthians 4:13 (see ICC, in l).
Usage patterns
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- 1 Corinthians 4:13περικαθάρματα · [the] scum…when we are slandered, we answer gently. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world.