- Original: ἀπόχρησις - Transliteration: Apochresis - Phonetic: ap-okh'-ray-sis - Definition: 1. abuse, misuse - Origin: from a compound of G575 and G5530 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From a compound of G575 and G5530 ; the act of using up that is consumption: - using. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • using, 1 Colossians 2:22