G4067Greekperípsēma
περίψημα
something brushed all around, i.e., off-scrapings (figuratively, scum)
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Detailed Definition
- 1what is wiped off
- 2dirt rubbed off
- 3off scouring, scrapings
Etymology & Derivation
from a comparative of g4012 and ??? (to rub)
Scholarly Notes
the athenians, in order to avert public calamities, yearly threw a criminal into the sea as an offering to poseidon; hence the term became used for an expiatory offering, a ransom, for our child, i.e., in comparison with the saving of our son's life let it be to us a despicable and worthless thing. it is used of a man who in behalf of religion undergoes dire trials for the salvation of others.