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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 889. ἀχρειόω (achreioó) -- To make useless, to render unprofitable</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/889.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/titus/3-11.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/889.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 889</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/888.htm" title="888">◄</a> 889. achreioó <a href="../greek/890.htm" title="890">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">achreioó: To make useless, to render unprofitable</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἀχρειόω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>achreioó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-khri-eh-OH<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(akh-ri-o'-o)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To make useless, to render unprofitable<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>(lit: I become sour, I turn, of milk), I am good for nothing, render useless; met: I become corrupt.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek word ἄχρειος (achreios), meaning "useless" or "unprofitable."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of being useless or unprofitable is אָבַד (abad), Strong's Hebrew #6, which means "to perish" or "to be lost."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb ἀχρειόω (achreioó) is used in the New Testament to describe the state of being rendered useless or unprofitable. It conveys the idea of something or someone becoming ineffective or without value in fulfilling its intended purpose. This term is often used in a moral or spiritual context to describe individuals who fail to live up to their potential or calling in God's service.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of usefulness was highly valued, especially in terms of social and economic contributions. A person or object deemed "useless" would be considered a burden or liability. In the biblical context, this term underscores the importance of living a life that is fruitful and aligned with God's purposes, contrasting with the cultural disdain for unproductiveness.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 889</b> <i>axreióō</i> (from <a href="/greek/888.htm">888</a> <i>/axreíos</i>, "without profit") – properly, to become useless (without utility), like when something turns "sour" and unprofitable (used only in Ro 3:12). <a href="/greek/890.htm">See 890</a> (<i>axrēstos</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/888.htm">achreios</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to make useless<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>become useless (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 889: ἀχρειόω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀχρειόω</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἀχρειω</span>: 1 aorist passive <span class="greek2">ἠχρειωθην</span>; (<span class="greek2">ἀχρεῖος</span>, which see); <span class="accented">to make useless, render unserviceable</span>: of character, <a href="/interlinear/romans/3-12.htm">Romans 3:12</a> (from <a href="/interlinear/psalms/13-3.htm">Psalm 13:3</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Ps. 14:3>), where <span class="manuref">L</span> marginal reading <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> read <span class="greek2">ἠχρεώθησαν</span> from the rarer <span class="greek2">ἀχρεος</span> equivalent to <span class="greek2">ἀχρεῖος</span>. (Several times properly, in <span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span>)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>become unprofitable, render useless<p>From <a href="/greek/888.htm">achreios</a>; to render useless, i.e. Spoil -- become unprofitable. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/888.htm">achreios</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>αχρειώσετε ηχρειώθησαν ηχρεωθησαν ἠχρεώθησαν echreothesan echreṓthesan ēchreōthēsan ēchreṓthēsan<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/romans/3-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 3:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural">V-AIP-3P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐξέκλιναν ἅμα <b>ἠχρεώθησαν</b> οὐκ ἔστιν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> TOGETHER <span class="itali">THEY HAVE BECOME USELESS;</span> THERE IS NONE<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> together <span class="itali">become unprofitable;</span> there is<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/3-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> turned away together they <span class="itali">became worthless</span> none there is<p><b><a href="/greek/889.htm">Strong's Greek 889</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_889.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/e_chreo_the_san_889.htm">ἠχρεώθησαν — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/888.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="888"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="888" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/890.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="890"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="890" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>