verb
achreiomō
Strong’sG889
I am good for nothing
stem achrei-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
† ἀχρεόω (Rec. -ειόω, Polyb., LXX), -ῶ
(< ἄχρεος = ἀχρεῖος), [in LXX (-ειόω) for אלח ni., etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G889 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidakh-ri-o'-o
to render useless, i.e. spoil
Fromfrom G888;
King Jamesbecome unprofitable.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
or ἀχρει-χρεόω Refsperfect ἠχρείωκα:— render useless, disable, damage, LXX+4th c.BC+ [same place]:—passive, ἀχρεῶσθαιRefs 3rd c.BC+; to be corrupted, LXX+1st c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| achreiilaἠχρεώθησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | become worthless | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | achreiomō | achreiome | achreiomē | achreiomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | achreiosō | achreiose | achreiosē | achreioselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | achreiotō | achreiote | achreiotē | achreiotelē |
| we 1st person plural | achreionō | achreione | achreionē | achreionelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | achreiovō | achreiove | achreiovē | achreiovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | achreiolō | achreiole | achreiolē | achreiolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | achreiimi | achreiima |
| you 2nd person singular | achreiisi | achreiisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | achreiiti | achreiita |
| we 1st person plural | achreiini | achreiina |
| ye 2nd person plural | achreiivi | achreiiva |
| they 3rd person plural | achreiili | achreiila1×ἠχρεώθησαν |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | achreiomeiō | achreiomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | achreioseiō | achreioseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | achreioteiō | achreioteiē |
| we 1st person plural | achreioneiō | achreioneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | achreioveiō | achreioveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | achreioleiō | achreioleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | achreiimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | achreiiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | achreiiteia |
| we 1st person plural | achreiineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | achreiiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | achreiileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | achreiosōr | achreiosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | achreiotōr | achreiotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | achreiovōr | achreiovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | achreiolōr | achreiolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | achreiisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | achreiitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | achreiivar |
| they 3rd person plural | achreiilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | achreiomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | achreiosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | achreiotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | achreionoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | achreiovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | achreioloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | achreiimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | achreiisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | achreiitoia |
| we 1st person plural | achreiinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | achreiivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | achreiiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | achreiorō | achreiorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | achreiiri | achreiira |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | achreiorōntos | achreiorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | achreiirintos | achreiirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
achrei is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
achreiila“become worthless”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Romans 3:12pantois ekklinala, hama achreiila; ouk atō poiarōntos chrēstotan, ouk atō …… have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does …