σαπρόςsaprós
rotten, corrupt, bad, worthless: of trees and fruit (opposed to ἀγαθός, καλός), Matthew 7:17-18, Matthew 12:33, Luke 6:43; of fish, Matthew 13:48.
Greek (New Testament) · G4550
Meanings
Metaph., in moral sense: λόγος σ., Ephesians 4:29. "In Hellenistic... it became a synonym for αἰσχρός or κακός, " MM, xxii.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 7:17 A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit.
- Matthew 7:18 A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit.
- Matthew 12:33 “A tree is identified by its fruit. If a tree is good, its fruit will be good. If a tree is bad, its fruit will be bad.
- Matthew 13:48 When the net was full, they dragged it up onto the shore, sat down, and sorted the good fish into crates, but threw the bad ones away.
- Luke 6:43 “A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit.
- Ephesians 4:29 Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.