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Lexicon :: Strong's G5543 - chrēstos

Aa
χρηστός
Transliteration
chrēstos (Key)
Pronunciation
khrase-tos'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:483,1320

Strong’s Definitions

χρηστός chrēstós, khrase-tos'; from G5530; employed, i.e. (by implication) useful (in manner or morals):—better, easy, good(-ness), gracious, kind.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's G5543 in the following manner: kind (2x), easy (1x), better (1x), goodness (1x), good (1x), gracious (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's G5543 in the following manner: kind (2x), easy (1x), better (1x), goodness (1x), good (1x), gracious (1x).

  1. fit, fit for use, useful

    1. virtuous, good

  2. manageable

    1. mild, pleasant (as opp. to harsh, hard sharp, bitter)

    2. of things: more pleasant, of people, kind, benevolent

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
χρηστός chrēstós, khrase-tos'; from G5530; employed, i.e. (by implication) useful (in manner or morals):—better, easy, good(-ness), gracious, kind.
STRONGS G5543:
χρηστός, χρηστη, χρηστόν (χράομαι), from Herodotus down, the Sept. for טוב;
1. properly, fit for use, useful; virtuous, good: ἤθη χρηστά, 1 Corinthians 15:33 ((Treg. χρηστά (but cf. Buttmann, 11)), see ἦθος, 2).
2. manageable, i. e. mild, pleasant (opposed to harsh, hard, sharp, bitter): of things, χρηστότερός οἶνος, pleasanter, Luke 5:39 (here T Tr text χρηστός; so WH in brackets) (of wine also in Plutarch, mor., p. 240 d. (i. e. Lacaen. apophtheg. (Gorgias 2); p. 1073 a. (i. e. de com. notit. 28)); of food and drink, Plato, de rep. 4, p. 438 a.; σῦκα, the Sept. Jeremiah 24:3, 5); ὁ ζυγός (opposed to burdensome), Matthew 11:30 (A. V. easy); of persons, kind, benevolent: of God, 1 Peter 2:3 (A. V. gracious) from Psalm 33:9 (Ps. 34:9); τό χρηστόν τοῦ Θεοῦ equivalent to ἡ χρηστότης (Winer's Grammar, § 34, 2), Romans 2:4; of men, εἰς τινα toward one, Ephesians 4:32; ἐπί τινα, Luke 6:35 (here of God; in both passages, A. V. kind).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
33:9; 34:9
Jeremiah
24:3; 24:5
Matthew
11:30
Luke
5:39; 6:35
Romans
2:4
1 Corinthians
15:33
Ephesians
4:32
1 Peter
2:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5543 matches the Greek χρηστός (chrēstos),
which occurs 27 times in 26 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:31 -
If the men of my tent have not said,
Who can find one that hath not been filled with his meat?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:8

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Good and upright is Jehovah:
Therefore will he instruct sinners in the way.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:8

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Oh taste and see that Jehovah is good:
Blessed is the man that taketh refuge in him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:9

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I will give thee thanks for ever, because thou hast done it;
And I will hope in thy name, for it is good, in the presence of thy saints.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:16

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Answer me, O Jehovah; for thy lovingkindness is good:
According to the multitude of thy tender mercies turn thou unto me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:5

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For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive,
And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 100:5

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For Jehovah is good; his lovingkindness endureth for ever,
And his faithfulness unto all generations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:1

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Praise ye Jehovah.
Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good;
For his lovingkindness endureth forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:1

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O give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good;
For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:21

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But deal thou with me, O Jehovah the Lord, for thy name’s sake:
Because thy lovingkindness is good, deliver thou me;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:5

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Well is it with the man that dealeth graciously and lendeth;
He shall maintain his cause in judgment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:39

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Turn away my reproach whereof I am afraid;
For thine ordinances are good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:68

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Thou art good, and doest good;
Teach me thy statutes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 136:1

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Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good;
For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:9

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Jehovah is good to all;
And his tender mercies are over all his works.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:21

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For the upright shall dwell in the land,
And the perfect shall remain in it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:2 - One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first-ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:3 - Then said Jehovah unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the bad, very bad, that cannot be eaten, they are so bad.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:5 - Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so will I regard the captives of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans, for good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:11 - the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that say, Give thanks to Jehovah of hosts, for Jehovah is good, for his lovingkindness endureth for ever; and of them that bring sacrifices of thanksgiving into the house of Jehovah. For I will cause the captivity of the land to return as at the first, saith Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:17 - But we will certainly perform every word that is gone forth out of our mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:32 - and he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:22 - The traffickers of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy traffickers; they traded for thy wares with the chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:13 - Thou wast in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, the topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was in thee; in the day that thou wast created they were prepared.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:32 - As for this image, its head was of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of brass,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:7 - Jehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that take refuge in him.
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