"To dishonor," "to make mock of," "to insult," etc.    1.
Translated in the Old Testament from `alal, "to do harm," "to
defile" (Judges 19:25), "to make mock of" (1 Samuel 31:4).    2.
Translated in the New Testament from arsenokoites, literally,
"one who lies with a male," "a sodomite" (1 Corinthians 6:9;
1 Timothy 1:10; the King James Version "for them that defile
themselves with mankind").    3. In the King James Version
1 Corinthians 7:31 "as not abusing it," from katachraomai, "to
abuse," i.e. misuse; the Revised Version (British and American)
"using it to the full," also 1 Corinthians 9:18.      Copyright
Statement     These files are public domain.      Bibliography
Information     Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry
for 'ABUSE'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.