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peripsēma

scrapings, refuse

Say it: peh-REEP-say-mah (approximate)

περίψημα

What it means

What is wiped off, scraped away, or washed off, so refuse or scum. In 4:13 Paul says the apostles are treated as "the filth of the world." It could also describe a person offered as a sacrifice to save others.

Range of meaning

  • ScrapingsWhat is wiped away.
  • RefuseTrash.

In 1 Corinthians

  • Chapter 4

    "The filth of the world, the dirt wiped off by all" (4:13).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G4067 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources