What does ἀργός · ῥῆμα mean in the Bible?
ἀργός · ῥῆμα is a Greek phrase meaning "every careless, idle, useless word".
Greek · G692, G4487
πᾶν ῥῆμα ἀργὸν
Idle · declaration
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ἀργός G692 idle
Pronunciation argós
Inactive or unproductive; applied to persons, things, or even faith when lacking corresponding action or effect.
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ῥῆμα G4487 declaration
Pronunciation rhēma
A spoken word or statement, often divinely authoritative; contrasts with ὄνομα (single name).
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What does πᾶν ῥῆμα ἀργὸν (pan rhēma argon) mean in the Bible?
ἀργός · ῥῆμα is a Greek phrase meaning "every careless, idle, useless word".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G692, G4487?
G692, G4487 is connected to 8 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. every careless, idle, useless word
Source Gloss
every careless, idle, useless word
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 5 Aligned forms 8 Case pattern Nominative (5) Number pattern Plural (6)
Nominative · Plural · Feminine 1 Tim 5:13 · Titus 1:12 3×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 20:6 1×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Jas 2:20 1×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 20:3 · 2 Pet 1:8 2×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 12:36 1×
Word Origins
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