verb
achreiimō
Greekἀχρειόομαι (achreioomai)
Strong’sG889
I am good for nothing
stem achrei-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† 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.
Forms in the New Testament
| 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
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | achreiimō | achreiime | achreiimi | achreiima | achreiimē | achreiimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | achreiisō | achreiise | achreiisi | achreiisa | achreiisē | achreiiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | achreiitō | achreiite | achreiiti | achreiita | achreiitē | achreiitelē |
| we 1st person plural | achreiinō | achreiine | achreiini | achreiina | achreiinē | achreiinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | achreiivō | achreiive | achreiivi | achreiiva | achreiivē | achreiivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | achreiilō | achreiile | achreiili | achreiila1×ἠχρεώθησαν | achreiilē | achreiilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | achreiimeiō | achreiimeia | achreiimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | achreiiseiō | achreiiseia | achreiiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | achreiiteiō | achreiiteia | achreiiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | achreiineiō | achreiineia | achreiineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | achreiiveiō | achreiiveia | achreiiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | achreiileiō | achreiileia | achreiileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | achreiisōr | achreiisar | achreiisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | achreiitōr | achreiitar | achreiitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | achreiivōr | achreiivar | achreiivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | achreiilōr | achreiilar | achreiilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | achreiimoiō | achreiimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | achreiisoiō | achreiisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | achreiitoiō | achreiitoia |
| we 1st person plural | achreiinoiō | achreiinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | achreiivoiō | achreiivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | achreiiloiō | achreiiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | achreiirō | achreiiri | achreiira | achreiirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | achreiirōtos | achreiiritos | achreiiratos | achreiirētos |
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
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
achreiila“become worthless”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Romans 3:12“become worthless”pantois ekklinala, hama achreiila; ouk atō poiarōtos chrēstotan, ouk atō heōs henou.All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”