What does καταχράομαι (katachráomai) mean in the Bible?
καταχράομαι (katachráomai) is a Greek word meaning "to use up".
Greek · G2710
καταχράομαι
To use up
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καταχράομαι G2710
Pronunciation katachráomai
What does καταχράομαι (katachráomai) mean in the Bible?
καταχράομαι (katachráomai) is a Greek word meaning "to use up".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2710?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include not dependent on them (1), use up (1).
Where does καταχράομαι (katachráomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Corinthians 7:31. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It not dependent on them 1× 1 Corinthians 7:31
use up 1× 1 Corinthians 9:18
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Corinthians 7:31
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
1 Corinthians 2
Source forms
καταχρήσασθαι 1x katachrēsasthai 1 Corinthians 9:18
καταχρώμενοι 1x katachrōmenoi 1 Corinthians 7:31
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle 1x 1 Corinthians 9:18
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x 1 Corinthians 7:31
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to use up
Source Gloss
to use up
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Corinthians 7:31 Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
καταχρώμενοι· katacrwmenoi
I use up
Read verse 1 Corinthians 9:18 Verb Aorist Middle Deponent Infinitive
καταχρήσασθαι katacrhsasqai
I use up
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1 aorist 1
Voice
middle 2
Mood
participle 1 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
καταχράομαι is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain