adjective

sapros

Greekσαπρός (sapros)

Strong’sG4550

rotten, useless, corrupt

stem sapr-8 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

bad7×unwholesome1×

What it means

** σαπρός, -ά -όν

[in Sm.: Le 27:14, 33 *;]

rotten, corrupt, bad, worthless: of trees and fruit (opp. to ἀγαθός, καλός), Mt 7:17, 18 12:33 Lk 6:43; of fish, Mt 13:48.

Metaph., in moral sense: λόγος σ., Eph 4:29. "In Hellenistic... it became a synonym for αἰσχρός or κακός," MM, xxii.†

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

Strong’s G4550 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidsap-ros'

rotten, i.e. worthless (literally or morally)

Fromfrom G4595;

King Jamesbad, corrupt.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	sapros1×σαπρὸς	sapras	saprem4×σαπρὸν	saprois	saprais	sapreim1×σαπρὰ
object accusative	sapron2×σαπρόν	sapran		saproin	saprain
direct address vocative	sapror	saprar		saproir	saprair
of, belonging to genitive	saprou	saprau	sapreu	saproiu	sapraiu	sapreiu
to, for dative	sapro	sapra	sapre	saproi	saprai	saprei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

saprstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

sapr 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

8 occurrences, every one of them listed

sapros“unwholesome”subjectnominative singular1×

Ephesians 4:29“unwholesome”pantos logos sapros ek teu stomeu vu mē ekporeuetōr, alla ei tinos agathos pros oikodoman tau chreiau, hina dōateia charian toi akouarōtoi.Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.

sapron“bad”objectaccusative singular2×

Matthew 12:33“bad”Ē poiavar tem dendrem kalem kai ton karpon auteu kalon, ē poiavar tem dendrem saprem kai ton karpon auteu sapron; ek gar tou karpou tem dendrem gnōskitō.Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.

Luke 6:43“bad”Ouk gar atō dendrem kalem poiarōtem karpon sapron, oude palin dendrem saprem poiarōtem karpon kalon.No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.

saprem“bad”subject or objectdirect singular4×

Matthew 7:17“bad”houtōs pantem dendrem agathem karpoin kaloin poiatō, tem de saprem dendrem karpoin ponēroin poiatō;Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.

Matthew 7:18“bad”ouk dunetō dendrem agathem karpoin ponēroin poiarō, oude dendrem saprem karpoin kaloin poiarō.A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.

Luke 6:43“bad”Ouk gar atō dendrem kalem poiarōtem karpon sapron, oude palin dendrem saprem poiarōtem karpon kalon.No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.

Matthew 12:33“bad”Ē poiavar tem dendrem kalem kai ton karpon auteu kalon, ē poiavar tem dendrem saprem kai ton karpon auteu sapron; ek gar tou karpou tem dendrem gnōskitō.Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.

sapreim“bad”subject or objectdirect plural1×

Matthew 13:48“bad”han hote plērita anabibazaratois epi ton aigialon kai kathizaratois sullegala teim kaleim eis angeim, teim de sapreim exō ballala.When it was full, the men pulled it ashore. Then they sat down and sorted the good fish into containers, but threw the bad away.