noun · feminine
trufas
Greekτρυφή (trufē)
Strong’sG5172
effeminate luxury
stem truf-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
τρυφή, -ῆς, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for עָדַן;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5172 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtroo-fay'
effeminacy, i.e. luxury or debauchery
Fromfrom θρύπτω (to break up or (figuratively) enfeeble, especially the mind and body by indulgence);
King Jamesdelicately, riot.
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 | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | trufas | trufais |
| object accusative | trufan1×τρυφήν | trufain |
| direct address vocative | trufar | trufair |
| of, belonging to genitive | trufau | trufaiu |
| to, for dative | trufa1×τρυφῇ | trufai |
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
trufa 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
trufan“revel”objectaccusative singular1×
2 Peter 2:13“revel”adikerōtois misthon adikiau; hēdonan hēgerōtois tan en hēmera trufan, spilois kai mōmois entrufarōtois en tai apatai autoiu suneuōcherōtois vi,The harm they will suffer is the wages of their wickedness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deception as they feast with you.
trufa“luxury”to, fordative singular1×
Luke 7:25“luxury”alla tinem exerchava horara? anthrōpon en malakei himatiei amfiennuirēton? idou tois en himatismo endoxo kai trufa huparcharōtois en tei basileiei alō.Otherwise, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who wear elegant clothing and live in luxury are found in palaces.