ΚΑΤΑΧΡΗΣΑΣΘΑΙΤΟΙΣ, καταχρησασθαιτοις
KATACHRĒSASTHAITOIS, katachrēsasthaitois
Sounds Like: kah-tah-KHRAY-sas-thai-TOYS
Translations: to misuse, to abuse, to make full use of, to employ fully, the, to the, for the, with the
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΧΡΑΟΜΑΙ, Ο
Part of Speech: Verb, Article
Explanation: This appears to be a compound phrase consisting of the verb 'καταχρήσασθαι' and the article 'τοῖς'. 'Καταχρήσασθαι' is the aorist middle/passive infinitive of the verb 'καταχράομαι', meaning 'to misuse', 'to abuse', or 'to make full use of'. It implies using something to its fullest extent, sometimes with a negative connotation of over-using or abusing. 'Τοῖς' is the dative plural masculine, feminine, or neuter form of the definite article 'ὁ', meaning 'the', and often translated as 'to the', 'for the', or 'with the' when used with a dative noun. Therefore, the combined phrase would generally mean 'to misuse/abuse/make full use of the ones/things'.
Inflection: ΚΑΤΑΧΡΗΣΑΣΘΑΙ: Aorist, Middle/Passive, Infinitive; ΤΟΙΣ: Plural, Dative, All genders
Strong’s numbers: G2718 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3588 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 13:38
From the same root
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