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σαπρός

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Gloss: rotten

Transliteration: sapros

Strong’s: G4550

σαπρός, -ά -όν
[in Sm.: Lev.27:14, 33 * ;]
rotten, corrupt, bad, worth­less: of trees and fruit (opposite to ἀγαθός, καλός), Mat.7:17-18 12:33 Luk.6:43; of fish, Mat.13:48.
Metaphorical, in moral sense: λόγος σ., Eph.4:29. "In Hellenistic . . . it became a synonym for αἰσχρός or κακός," MM, xxii.†
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