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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: 2874. κοπρία (kopria) -- Dung, manure, refuse</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2874.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/acts/1-17.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/2874.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> > 2874</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/2873.htm" title="2873">◄</a> 2874. kopria <a href="../greek/2874a.htm" title="2874a">►</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">kopria: Dung, manure, refuse</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">κοπρία</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine; Noun, Neuter<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>kopria<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ko-pree'-ah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kop-ree'-ah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Dung, manure, refuse<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>manure; a dung-hill.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from κόπρος (kopros), meaning "dung" or "manure."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>H1828 (דָּמֶן, damen):</b> Refers to dung or manure, used in similar contexts in the Old Testament.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "kopria" refers to animal excrement used as fertilizer. In the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to describe something of little value or worth, often in the context of spiritual teachings.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient agrarian societies, manure was a valuable resource for fertilizing crops, enhancing soil fertility, and promoting plant growth. However, it was also considered unclean and undesirable in other contexts. The use of "kopria" in the New Testament reflects this dual nature—valuable for growth yet considered refuse.<div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2874: κοπρία</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κοπρία</span></span> (<span class="abbreviation">Chandler</span> § 96), <span class="greek2">κοπρίας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span>, equivalent to <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> <span class="greek2">κόπρος</span>, <span class="accented">dung</span>: <a href="/interlinear/luke/13-8.htm">Luke 13:8</a> <span class="manuref">Rec.<span class="lexsuper">st</span></span>; <BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Luke 14:35> (<BIBLE/VERSE_ONLY:Luke 14:34>). (<a href="/interlinear/job/2-8.htm">Job 2:8</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/2-8.htm">1 Samuel 2:8</a>; <a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/2-13.htm">Nehemiah 2:13</a>; 1 Macc. 2:62; (<span class="abbreviation">Strabo</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Pollux</span>, others).)<FOOTNOTE:1> <p><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2874: κόπριον</span><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κόπριον</span></span>, <span class="greek2">κόπριον</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span>, equivalent to <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> <span class="greek2">κόπρος</span>, <span class="accented">dung, manure</span>: plural, <a href="/interlinear/luke/13-8.htm">Luke 13:8</a> (<span class="manuref">Rec.<span class="lexsuper">st</span></span> <span class="greek2">κοπρίαν</span>). (<span class="abbreviation">Heraclitus</span> in <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, mor., p. 669 (quaest. conviv. book iv. quaest. iv. § 3, 6); <span class="abbreviation">Strabo</span> 16, § 26, p. 784; <span class="abbreviation">Epictetus</span> diss. 2, 4, 5; <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, Pomp c. 48; (<a href="/interlinear/isaiah/5-25.htm">Isaiah 5:25</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/32-19.htm">Jeremiah 32:19</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Jer. 25:33>); Sir. 22:2), and other later writings.)<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>a manure pile<p>From kopros (ordure; perhaps akin to <a href="/greek/2875.htm">kopto</a>); manure -- dung(-hill). <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2875.htm">kopto</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>κοπρια κοπρία κόπρια κοπριαν κοπρίαν κοπρίας κόπρον κόπρος κόπρου κόπρω kopria kópria koprian koprían<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/luke/13-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 13:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural">N-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ βάλω <b>κόπρια</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> around it and put <span class="itali">in fertilizer;</span><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/13-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and put <span class="itali">manure</span><p><b><a href="/text/luke/14-35.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 14:35</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὔτε εἰς <b>κοπρίαν</b> εὔθετόν ἐστιν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> or <span class="itali">for the manure pile;</span> it is thrown<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for <span class="itali">the dunghill;</span> [but] men cast<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/14-35.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> nor for <span class="itali">manure</span> fit is it<p><b><a href="/greek/2874.htm">Strong's Greek 2874</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2874.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/kopria_2874.htm">κόπρια — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/koprian_2874.htm">κοπρίαν — 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'; 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