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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 7 times in 7 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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