"also ἀχρεόω, pass., to render useless; met., to become corrupt, depraved, Rom. 3:12*"
Definition and meaning
also ἀχρεόω, pass., to render useless; met., to become corrupt, depraved, Rom. 3:12*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀχρειόω
Historical context
Paul wrote Romans from Corinth, one of the most important commercial cities in the empire. Rome had a Jewish population of around 50,000. The letter addresses real tensions between Jewish believers with centuries of Torah tradition and Gentile believers with no such background. Emperor Nero was on the throne. Within ten years he would execute both Paul and Peter.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of achreioo (G889) across the King James Bible.
They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
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Common questions
Strong's G889 (achreioo) is a Greek word that means: also ἀχρεόω, pass., to render useless; met., to become corrupt, depraved, Rom. 3:12* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word achreioo (G889) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G889 is achreioo, a Greek word defined as: also ἀχρεόω, pass., to render useless; met., to become corrupt, depraved, Rom. 3:12*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
achreioo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.