verb
katachromō
Strong’sG2710
I use up
stem katachr-2 times in the New Testament2 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.
** κατα-χράομαι, -ῶμαι,
[in LXX: Ep. Je 28, III Mac 4:5 5:22*;]
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Delph. καταχρέομαι Refs 2nd c.BC+: future - χρήσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+perfect -κέχρημαι both in active and passive senses (see.below): aorist -εχρήσθην (see.belowRefs:—make full use of, apply, τινὶ εἰς.., ἐπί.., πρός τι, Refs 5th c.BC+; μάρτυσι κ. πρὸς τὸ.. Refs 4th c.BC+; λόγους.. οἷσπερ νυνὶ κατακέχρηται (in active sense) Refs 5th c.BC+perfect participle in passive sense, ἐξεύρημα.. Ἀθήνησιν.. κατακεχρημένον ἐν συμποσίοις ἰδίᾳ 'στί is fashionable at private banquets there, Refs 4th c.BC+
II do what one likes with a person or thing, καταχρήσασθέ μοι, εἰ δοκῶ τοιοῦτος εἶναι Refs 4th c.BC+
II.2 use up, consume, of money, etc., with accusative, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ κρέα ἐν τὰν δαμοθοινίαν Refs 2nd c.BC+; lay out, apply money, εἴς τι Refs 4th c.BC+; ἐνταῦθα on this, Refs 4th c.BC+: perfect in active sense, ὅσα κατακέχρημαι Ἀθήνησι Refs 3rd c.AD+:—passive, to be spent, consumed, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 misuse, abuse, Refs 5th c.BC+[same place]; κ. ὀνόματι use it in a wrong sense, misapply it, Refs 5th c.BC+; fall into an error, Refs 6th c.AD+misappropriate, Refs
II.4 of persons, in bad sense, make away with, destroy, kill, with accusative, Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, aorist -χρησθῆναι, ἐδέοντό μιν κ. requested that he might be put to death, Refs 5th c.BC+
III pretend, allege, ὡς.. Refs 4th c.BC+; ὅτι.. Refs
B active καταχράω only Ionic dialect, used only in 3rd.pers. singular, ἀντὶ λόφου ἡ λοφιὴ κατέχρα the mane sufficed them for a crest, Refs 5th c.BC+; elsewhere impersonal, it suffices, οὐδέ οἱ καταχρήσει.. ὑμέων ἀπέχεσθαι nor will he be satisfied to keep his hands off you, Refs; ὥς οἱ καταχρᾷ εἰ βούλονται that it is sufficient for him, if.., Refs; καταχρήσει it will suffice, Refs 3rd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| katachreraκαταχρήσασθαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive | make full use of | 1× |
| katachrorōntoisκαταχρώμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive 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
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 | katachromō | katachrome | katachromē | katachromelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katachrosō | katachrose | katachrosē | katachroselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katachrotō | katachrote | katachrotē | katachrotelē |
| we 1st person plural | katachronō | katachrone | katachronē | katachronelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katachrovō | katachrove | katachrovē | katachrovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katachrolō | katachrole | katachrolē | katachrolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katachremi | katachrema |
| you 2nd person singular | katachresi | katachresa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katachreti | katachreta |
| we 1st person plural | katachreni | katachrena |
| ye 2nd person plural | katachrevi | katachreva |
| they 3rd person plural | katachreli | katachrela |
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 | katachromeiō | katachromeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katachroseiō | katachroseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katachroteiō | katachroteiē |
| we 1st person plural | katachroneiō | katachroneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katachroveiō | katachroveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katachroleiō | katachroleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katachremeia |
| you 2nd person singular | katachreseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katachreteia |
| we 1st person plural | katachreneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katachreveia |
| they 3rd person plural | katachreleia |
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 | katachrosōr | katachrosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katachrotōr | katachrotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katachrovōr | katachrovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katachrolōr | katachrolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katachresar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katachretar |
| ye 2nd person plural | katachrevar |
| they 3rd person plural | katachrelar |
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 | katachromoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | katachrosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katachrotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | katachronoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | katachrovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | katachroloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katachremoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katachresoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katachretoia |
| we 1st person plural | katachrenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katachrevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katachreloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| 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 | katachrorō | katachrorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | katachreri | katachrera1×καταχρήσασθαι |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| 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 | katachrorōntos1× | katachrorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | katachrerintos | katachrerantos |
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
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
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”… tithameia tem euangeliem, eis tem mē katachrera ta exousia mu en te euangelie.… preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not use up my rights in preaching it.
katachrorōntois“make full use of”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Corinthians 7:31“make full use of”… tois chrorōntois ton kosmon hōs mē katachrorōntois; paragatō gar tem schēmem tou kosmou …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.