2001 Translation

PERIPSĒMA, peripsēma

Sounds Like: peh-RIP-see-mah

Translations: offscouring, refuse, scum, a refuse, an offscouring

From the root: ΠΕΡΙΨΗΜΑ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to something that is scraped off or rubbed away, often implying worthless or discarded material. It can be used metaphorically to describe people who are considered worthless, despised, or the lowest of society, like 'scum' or 'refuse'. It is a compound word formed from 'περί' (around) and 'ψῆμα' (a rubbing, a scrap).

Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative

Strong’s number: G4067 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Barnabus

• Letter of Barnabas — 4:9, 6:5

Codex Sinaiticus

• Tobit — 5:19
• 1 Corinthians — 4:13
• Epistle of Barnabas — 4:9, 6:5

Ignatius of Antioch

• Ignatius’ Letter to the Ephesians — 8:1, 18:1

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Tobit — 5:19, 5:19

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• 1 Corinthians — 4:13

From the same root

No other words from the same root, ΠΕΡΙΨΗΜΑ, appear in our texts.

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