ΧΡΗΣΘΑΙΜΗ, χρησθαιμη
CHRĒSTHAIMĒ, chrēsthaimē
Sounds Like: KHREES-thigh-MEE
Translations: to not use, not to use, to not employ, not to employ
From the root: ΧΡΑΟΜΑΙ, ΜΗ
Part of Speech: Verb, Adverb
Explanation: This word appears to be a compound or a misspelling of two separate Koine Greek words: the infinitive form of the verb χράομαι (chraomai), meaning 'to use' or 'to employ', and the negative particle μή (mē), meaning 'not'. When combined, it conveys the meaning 'to not use' or 'not to use'. It indicates a prohibition or a negative action related to using something.
Inflection: Aorist, Middle, Infinitive (for ΧΡΗΣΘΑΙ); Does not inflect (for ΜΗ)
Strong’s numbers: G5530 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3361 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 21:7
From the same root
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