verb

katachremō

Greekκαταχράομαι (katachraomai)

Strong’sG2710

I use up

stem katachr-2 times in the New Testament2 forms occur

Translated as

make full use of2×

What it means

** κατα-χράομαι, -ῶμαι,

[in LXX: Ep. Je 28, III Mac 4:5 5:22*;]

to make full use of, use to the uttermost, use up: I Co 7:31; c. dat., I Co 9:18 (for other senses, v. LS, s.v.).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2710 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidkat-akh-rah'-om-ahee

to overuse, i.e. misuse

Fromfrom G2596 and G5530;

King Jamesabuse.

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
katachreraκαταχρήσασθαι	happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive	make full use of	1×
katachrerōtoisκαταχρώμενοι	happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine	make full use of	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, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	katachremō	katachreme	katachremi	katachrema	katachremē	katachremelē
you 2nd person singular	katachresō	katachrese	katachresi	katachresa	katachresē	katachreselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	katachretō	katachrete	katachreti	katachreta	katachretē	katachretelē
we 1st person plural	katachrenō	katachrene	katachreni	katachrena	katachrenē	katachrenelē
ye 2nd person plural	katachrevō	katachreve	katachrevi	katachreva	katachrevē	katachrevelē
they 3rd person plural	katachrelō	katachrele	katachreli	katachrela	katachrelē	katachrelelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	katachremeiō	katachremeia	katachremeiē
you 2nd person singular	katachreseiō	katachreseia	katachreseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	katachreteiō	katachreteia	katachreteiē
we 1st person plural	katachreneiō	katachreneia	katachreneiē
ye 2nd person plural	katachreveiō	katachreveia	katachreveiē
they 3rd person plural	katachreleiō	katachreleia	katachreleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	katachresōr	katachresar	katachresēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	katachretōr	katachretar	katachretēr
ye 2nd person plural	katachrevōr	katachrevar	katachrevēr
they 3rd person plural	katachrelōr	katachrelar	katachrelēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	katachremoiō	katachremoia
you 2nd person singular	katachresoiō	katachresoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	katachretoiō	katachretoia
we 1st person plural	katachrenoiō	katachrenoia
ye 2nd person plural	katachrevoiō	katachrevoia
they 3rd person plural	katachreloiō	katachreloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	katachrerō	katachreri	katachrera1×καταχρήσασθαι	katachrerē

Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	katachrerōtos1×	katachreritos	katachreratos	katachrerētos

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

katachrstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

katachr 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

Where it appears

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

katachrera“make full use of”happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive1×

1 Corinthians 9:18“make full use of”tinos oun mu atō tos misthos? hina euangelizerōtos adapanem tithameia tem euangeliem, eis tem mē katachrera ta exousia mu en te euangelie.What then is my reward? That in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not use up my rights in preaching it.

katachrerōtois“make full use of”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine1×

1 Corinthians 7:31“make full use of”kai tois chrerōtois ton kosmon hōs mē katachrerōtois; paragatō gar tem schēmem tou kosmou houtou.and those who use the things of this world, as if not dependent on them. For this world in its present form is passing away.