Perikátharma — G4027
G4027 · Greek — περικάθαρμα
Pronunciation: per-ee-kath'-ar-mah
Definition
neuter noun
something cleaned off all around, i.e. refuse (figuratively)
- in classical Greek transitive, to bid or make to sit around, to invest, besiege, a city, a fortress
- intransitive, to sit around, be seated around
Usually translated as
filth
Origin
from a compound of G4012 and G2508
Occurrences
Perikátharma occurs 1 time in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Corinthians (1)
- 1 Corinthians 4:13 — Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth (περικαθάρματα) of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
Strong's Lexicon — P