4509. rhupos
Strong's Lexicon
rhupos: Filth, dirt, impurity

Original Word: ῥύπος
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: rhupos
Pronunciation: HROO-pos
Phonetic Spelling: (hroo'-pos)
Definition: Filth, dirt, impurity
Meaning: filth, filthiness, dirt, squalor.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb ῥύπτω (rhýptō), meaning "to soil" or "to defile."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Strong's Hebrew 2932: טֻמְאָה (tum'ah) - impurity, filthiness

- Strong's Hebrew 5079: נִדָּה (niddah) - impurity, filthiness

Usage: The term "rhupos" refers to physical filth or dirt, often used metaphorically to describe moral impurity or defilement. In the New Testament, it is used to illustrate the concept of spiritual uncleanness that contrasts with the purity expected of believers.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, cleanliness was often associated with religious and moral purity. The Jewish tradition, as seen in the Old Testament, also emphasized ceremonial cleanliness, which was a significant aspect of the Law. The concept of "rhupos" would resonate with early Christians who were familiar with these cultural and religious practices, understanding the importance of both physical and spiritual cleanliness.

HELPS Word-studies

4509 rhýpos (a masculine noun) – properly, "grease-filth," soiling all it touches; (figuratively) uncleanness that results from doing what is morally unfit, i.e. what is unacceptable because (morally) filthy (LS).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
filth
NASB Translation
dirt (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4509: ῤύπος

ῤύπος, ῤύπου, , from Homer down,filth: 1 Peter 3:21 (Buttmann, § 151, 14; Winer's Grammar, § 30, 3 N. 3).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
filth.

Of uncertain affinity; dirt, i.e. (morally) depravity -- filth.

Forms and Transliterations
ρύπον ρυπου ρύπου ῥύπου ρύπω rhypou rhýpou rupou
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Peter 3:21 N-GMS
GRK: σαρκὸς ἀπόθεσις ῥύπου ἀλλὰ συνειδήσεως
NAS: you -- not the removal of dirt from the flesh,
KJV: the putting away of the filth of the flesh,
INT: of flesh a putting away of [the] filth but of a conscience

Strong's Greek 4509
1 Occurrence


ῥύπου — 1 Occ.

















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