ΚΑΤΕΧΡΗΣΑΝΤΟ, κατεχρησαντο
KATECHRĒSANTO, katechrēsanto
Sounds Like: kah-tekh-REH-sahn-toh
Translations: they misused, they abused, they made full use of, they used to the full
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΧΡΑΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the aorist indicative, third person plural, middle voice of the verb ΚΑΤΑΧΡΑΟΜΑΙ. It means to use something to the full, to make full use of, or often, to misuse or abuse something. It implies using something beyond its proper limits or for an improper purpose, or simply making thorough use of it.
Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Third Person, Plural, Middle Voice
Strong’s number: G2718 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 9 — 8:165
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 3 Maccabees — 5:22
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΧΡΑΟΜΑΙ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΚΑΤΑΚΕΧΡΗΤΑΙ — is used up, is misused, is abused, is made full use of
- ΚΑΤΑΧΡΑΟΜΑΙ — to make full use of, to use fully, to use to the full, to abuse, to misuse
- ΚΑΤΑΧΡΗΣΑΜΕΝΟΙ — using, having used, abusing, having abused, misusing, having misused
- ΚΑΤΑΧΡΗΣΑΜΕΝΟΝ — having misused, having abused, having made full use of, having used fully
- ΚΑΤΑΧΡΗΣΑΣΘΑΙ — to misuse, to abuse, to make full use of, to use to the full
- ΚΑΤΑΧΡΗΣΕΤΑΙ — will misuse, will abuse, will make full use of, will use up
- ΚΑΤΑΧΡΩΜΕΝΟΙ — using, abusing, making full use of, taking full advantage of
- ΚΑΤΑΧΡΩΜΕΝΟΣ — using, abusing, making full use of, taking advantage of
- ΚΑΤΑΧΡΩΝΤΑΙ — they use, they make full use of, they abuse, they misuse
- ΚΑΤΕΧΡΗΣΑΣΘΕ — you used, you misused, you abused, you took advantage of
- ΚΑΤΕΧΡΗΣΑΤΟ — he misused, he abused, he used up, he consumed, he took advantage of
- ΚΑΤΕΧΡΩΝΤΟ — they used, they made full use of, they abused, they misused
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