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καταχράομαι

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
καταχράομαι
Greek transliteration: 
katachraomai
Simplified transliteration: 
katachraomai
Principal Parts: 
-, κατεχρησάμην, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2710
GK Number: 
2974
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-1d(1a)
Gloss: 
to make full use of; to be engrossed in
Definition: 
to use downright; to use up, consume; to make an unrestrained use of, use eagerly, 1 Cor. 7:31; to use to the full, stretch to the utmost, exploit, 1 Cor. 9:18*

Greek-English Concordance for καταχράομαι

1 Corinthians 7:31 and those who use the world as though (katachrōmenoi | καταχρώμενοι | pres mid ptcp nom pl masc) they (katachrōmenoi | καταχρώμενοι | pres mid ptcp nom pl masc) were (katachrōmenoi | καταχρώμενοι | pres mid ptcp nom pl masc) not absorbed (katachrōmenoi | καταχρώμενοι | pres mid ptcp nom pl masc) in it. For the form of this world is passing away.
1 Corinthians 9:18 What then is my reward? That when I preach I may present the gospel free of charge, and so not make full use (katachrēsasthai | καταχρήσασθαι | aor mid inf ) of my right in the gospel.