ἀπόχρησιςapóchrēsis
abuse, misuse: Colossians 2:22.
Greek (New Testament) · G671
Same root
- ἀπόapó · G575"off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
- χράομαιchráomai · G5530to furnish what is needed; (give an oracle, "graze" (touch slightly), light upon, etc.), i.e. (by implication) to employ or (by extension) to act towards one in a given manner
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- Colossians 2:22 Such rules are mere human teachings about things that deteriorate as we use them.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.