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καταχράομαι
katachráomai

to overuse, i.e. misuse

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Definition

From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary

Strong’s Definition

to overuse, i.e. misuse

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

to use downright; to use up, consume; to make an unrestrained use of, use eagerly, 1 Cor. 7:31; to use to the full, stretch to the utmost, exploit, 1 Cor. 9:18*

Source: Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

Translated in KJV as

abuse

Etymology

from G2596 (κατά) and G5530 (χράομαι);

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