King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2710
Transliteration: katachraomai
Phonetic Spelling: (kat-akh-rah'-om-ahee)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to make full use of
Meaning: to make full use of
καταχράομαι, καταχρωμαι; 1 aorist middle infinitive καταχρήσασθαι; in classical Greek
Word Summary
katachraomai: to make full use of
Original Word: καταχράομαιTransliteration: katachraomai
Phonetic Spelling: (kat-akh-rah'-om-ahee)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to make full use of
Meaning: to make full use of
Strong's Concordance
overuse, misuse, abuse. From kata and chraomai; to overuse, i.e. Misuse -- abuse.
see GREEK kata
see GREEK chraomai
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2710: καταχράομαικαταχράομαι, καταχρωμαι; 1 aorist middle infinitive καταχρήσασθαι; in classical Greek
1. to use much or excessively or ill.
2. to use up, consume by use (German verbrauchen).
3. to use fully, the κατά intensifying the force of the simple verb (German gebrauchen) (Plato, Demosthenes, Diodorus, Josephus, others): 1 Corinthians 7:31 (cf. Buttmann, § 133, 18; Winer's Grammar, 209f (197)); τίνι, 1 Corinthians 9:18.