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Lexicon :: Strong's G5530 - chraomai

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χράομαι
Transliteration
chraomai (Key)
Pronunciation
khrah'-om-ahee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Middle voice of a primary verb (perhaps rather from χείρ (G5495), to handle)
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Strong’s Definitions

χράομαι chráomai, khrah'-om-ahee; middle voice of a primary verb (perhaps rather from G5495, to handle); to furnish what is needed; (give an oracle, "graze" (touch slightly), light upon, etc.), i.e. (by implication) to employ or (by extension) to act towards one in a given manner:—entreat, use. Compare G5531; G5534.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's G5530 in the following manner: use (10x), entreat (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's G5530 in the following manner: use (10x), entreat (1x).

  1. to receive a loan

  2. borrow

  3. to take for one's use, to use

    1. to make use of a thing

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
χράομαι chráomai, khrah'-om-ahee; middle voice of a primary verb (perhaps rather from G5495, to handle); to furnish what is needed; (give an oracle, "graze" (touch slightly), light upon, etc.), i.e. (by implication) to employ or (by extension) to act towards one in a given manner:—entreat, use. Compare G5531; G5534.
STRONGS G5530:
χράομαι. χρωμαι; imperfect 3 person plural ἐχρῶντο; 1 aorist ἐχρησάμην; perfect κέχρημαι (1 Corinthians 9:15 G L T Tr WH); from Homer down; (middle of χράω (thought to be allied by metathesis with χείρ (cf. Curtius, § 189)), 'to grant a loan', 'to lend' (but cf. Liddell and Scott, under the word; they regard the radical sense as 'to furnish what is needful'); hence)
1. properly, to receive a loan; to borrow.
2. to take for one's use; to use: τίνι (Winers Grammar, § 31, 1 i.), to make use of a thing, Acts 27:17; 1 Corinthians 9:12, 15; 1 Timothy 1:8; 1 Timothy 5:23; τῷ κόσμῳ, the good things of this world, 1 Corinthians 7:31 R G (see below); μᾶλλον χρῆσαι, namely, the opportunity of becoming free, 1 Corinthians 7:21 (where others, less fitly, supply τῷ κληθῆναι δοῦλον (see references under the word εἰ, III. 6 a.)). contrary to the regular usage of classical Greek with an accusative: τόν κόσμον, 1 Corinthians 7:31 L T Tr WH; see Meyer at the passage; Buttmann, § 133, 18; Winer's Grammar, as above; (also in Wis. 7:14 according to some manuscripts; (Liddell and Scott, give (Pseudo-) Aristotle, oecon. 2, 22, p. 1350{a}, 7)). with the dative of a virtue or vice describing the mode of thinking or acting: τῇ ἐλαφρίᾳ (R. V. 'shew fickleness'), 2 Corinthians 1:17; πολλή παρρησία, 2 Corinthians 3:12 (for numerous examples from Greek writings from Herodotus down, see Passow, ii., p. 2497b; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, II. a.)). with adverbs (see Passow, ii., p. 2497{a}; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, IV.)): ἀποτόμως, to deal sharply, use sharpness, 2 Corinthians 13:10. of the use of persons: τίνι, to bear oneself toward, to deal with, treat, one (often so in Greek writings; see Passow, ii., p. 2496{b}; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, III. 1 and 2)), Acts 27:3.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
27:3; 27:17
1 Corinthians
7:21; 7:31; 7:31; 9:12; 9:15; 9:15
2 Corinthians
1:17; 3:12; 13:10
1 Timothy
1:8; 5:23

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5530 matches the Greek χράομαι (chraomai),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:3 - The next day we landed at Sidon; and Julius, in kindness to Paul, allowed him to go to his friends so they might provide for his needs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:17 - so the men hoisted it aboard. Then they passed ropes under the ship itself to hold it together. Because they were afraid they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor[fn] and let the ship be driven along.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:21 - Were you a slave when you were called? Don’t let it trouble you—although if you can gain your freedom, do so.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:31 - those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:12 - If others have this right of support from you, shouldn’t we have it all the more? But we did not use this right. On the contrary, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:15 - But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing this in the hope that you will do such things for me, for I would rather die than allow anyone to deprive me of this boast.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 1:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:17 - Was I fickle when I intended to do this? Or do I make my plans in a worldly manner so that in the same breath I say both “Yes, yes” and “No, no”?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 3:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:12 - Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 13:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 13:10 - This is why I write these things when I am absent, that when I come I may not have to be harsh in my use of authority—the authority the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:8 - We know that the law is good if one uses it properly.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:23 - Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.
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