G4595: σήπω (sḗpō)

Quick Definition

I cause to rot

Strong's Definition

to putrefy, i.e. (figuratively) perish

Derivation: apparently a primary verb;

KJV Usage: be corrupted

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

σήπω: from Homer down; to make corrupt; in the Bible also to destroy, Job_40:7 (12); passive, to become corrupt or rotten; 2 perfect active σέσηπα, to (have become i. e. to) be corrupted (cf. Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. ii., p. 82): ὁ πλοῦτος σέσηπεν, has perished, Jas_5:2.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

σήπω sēpō 1x to cause to putrify, rot, be corrupted or rotten, Jas_5:2

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

σήπω , [in LXX ; Psa_38:5 ( H4743 ni .), Job_33:21 ( H3615 ) Job_40:7 , Sir_14:19 , al. ;] to make corrupt: 2 pf . act, with mid , sense ( v. M , Pr., 154), σέσηπεν , has perished, become corrupted , Jas_5:2 .†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

σήπω [page 573] make to rot. The verb is found in the NT only in Jas_5:2 in 2 nd perf. act. with an intrans. sense am rotten (cf. Proleg . p. 154) : cf. P Oxy X. 1294 .13 (ii/iii A.D.) μελη ]σάτω δέ σοι τῶν ἐν τῷ χειλώματι ἵνα μὴ σαπῇ , take care of the things in the box lest they rot (Edd.), ib . XII. 1449 .51 (A.D. 213 17) τὰ δὲ ἱμάτια πάντ (α ) ἀπὸ τ (οῦ ) χρό (νου ) σεση (μμένα ) ἄχρηστ (α ), and all the clothing decayed with age and useless (Edd.), and the late P Amh II. 153 .19 (vi/vii A.D.) ἵνα ὁ θεὸς σήψῃ τὴν ψυχήν σου ὡς διέσηψάς με εἰς τὴν κατ [α ]γραφὴν ταύτην , may God destroy your soul if you destroy me in the matter of this register (Edd.). For the subst. cf. BGU IV. 1116 .26 (B.C. 13) πλὴν τριβῆς καὶ σήψεως , and the quotation from Photius Bibliotheca p. 513 .36 (cited by Deissmann LAE 2 p. 98) οἱ γὰρ κόκκοι μετὰ τὴν ἐκ σήψεως νέκρωσιν καὶ φθορὰν ἀναζῶσι , for the seeds come to life again after death and destruction by decay.

Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon

σήπω "to make rotten" or "putrid, make to fester", of a serpent's poison, Aesch. metaph. "to corrupt, waste", Plat. Pass., the perf. σέσηπα being used in pres. sense for σήπομαι: aor2 ἐσάπην [short α^]:— "to be" or "become rotten, to rot, moulder", of dead bodies, Il. ; of timber, Hdt. , Il. of live flesh, "to mortify", Hdt. , Plat.

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

σήπω [in LXX; Psa.38:5 (מָקַק ni.), Job.33:21 (כָּלָה) Job.40:7, Sir.14:19, al. ;] to make corrupt: 2 pf. act, with mid, sense (see M, Pr., 154), σέσηπεν, has perished, become corrupted, Jas.5:2.† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (1)

5:2