Strong's Lexicon
G5483 — χαρίζομαι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5483 |
|---|---|
| Word: | χαρίζομαι |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | middle voice from G5485 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 23 |
| Transliteration: | charizomai |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | khar-id'-zom-ai |
| Meaning: | 1. to grant as a favor, i.e. gratuitously, in kindness, pardon or rescue |
| KJV Renderings: | deliver, (frankly) forgive, (freely) give, grant |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
χαρίζομαι; deponent middle; future χαρίσομαι (Rom 8:32; Lucian,
d. Mar 9:1-50; Mar 1:1-45, for which Greek writers commonly use the Attic χαιουσμαι (cf. WHs Appendix, p. 163f; Buttmann, 37 (32); Winer’s Grammar, § 15, under the word)); perfect κεχάρισμαι; 1 aorist ἐχαρισάμην; 1 aorist passive, ἐχαρίσθην (Act 3:14; 1Co 2:12; Php 1:29 (cf. Buttmann, 52 (46))); future passive, χαρισθήσομαι with a passive significance (Phm 1:22); (χάρις); often in Greek writings from Homer down; to do something pleasant or agreeable (to one), to do a favor to, gratify;
a. universally, to show oneself gracious, kind, benevolent: τίνι, Gal 3:18 (others, (supply τήν κληρονομίαν and) refer this to c. below).
b. to grant forgiveness, to pardon: 2Co 2:7; with a dative of the person, Eph 4:32; Col 3:13; with an accusative of the thing, 2Co 2:10 (cf. Winer’s Grammar, § 39, 1 b. and 3 N. 3); τίνι τήν ἀδικίαν, 2Co 12:13; τά παραπτώματα, Col 2:13.
c. to give graciously, give freely, bestow: τίνι τί, Luk 7:21; Rom 8:32; Php 2:9; passive, 1Co 2:12; Php 1:29; where a debt is referred to, to forgive (cf.
b. above), Luk 7:42 f; τίνι τινα, graciously to restore one to another who desires his safety (e. g. a captive (R. V. grant)), passive, Act 3:14; Phm 1:22; or to preserve for one a person in peril, Act 27:24; τινα τίνι, to give up to another one whom he may punish or put to death, Act 25:11 ((cf. R. V. marginal reading)); with the addition of εἰς ἀπώλειαν, Act 25:16.
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
χαρίζομαι (deliver)
Luke 7:21
- KJV: And in that same hour he cured many of infirmities and plagues and of evil spirits and unto many blind he gave sight
- GK: εν αυτή δε τη ώρα εθεράπευσε πολλούς από νόσων και μαστίγων και πνευμάτων πονηρών και τυφλοίς πολλοίς εχαρίσατο το βλέπειν
Luke 7:42
- KJV: And when they had nothing to pay he frankly forgave them both Tell me therefore which of them will love him most
- GK: μη εχόντων δε αυτών αποδούναι αμφοτέροις εχαρίσατο τις ούν αυτών είπε πλείον αυτόν αγαπήσει
Luke 7:43
- KJV: Simon answered and said I suppose that to whom he forgave most And he said unto him Thou hast rightly judged
- GK: αποκριθείς δε ο Σίμων είπεν υπολαμβάνω ότι ω το πλείον εχαρίσατο ο δε είπεν αυτώ ορθώς έκρινας
Acts 3:14
- KJV: But ye denied the Holy One and the Just and desired a murderer to be granted unto you
- GK: υμείς δε τον άγιον και δίκαιον ηρνήσασθε και ητήσασθε άνδρα φονέα χαρισθήναι υμίν
Acts 25:11
- KJV: For if I be an offender or have committed any thing worthy of death I refuse not to die but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me no man may deliver me unto them I appeal unto Cæsar
- GK: ει μεν γαρ αδικώ και άξιον θανάτου πέπραχά τι ου παραιτούμαι το αποθανείν ει δε ουδέν εστιν ων ούτοι κατηγορούσι μου ουδείς με δύναται αυτοίς χαρίσασθαι Καίσαρα επικαλούμαι
Acts 25:16
- KJV: To whom I answered It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him
- GK: προς ους απεκρίθην ότι ουκ έστιν έθος Ρωμαίοις χαρίζεσθαί τινα άνθρωπον εις απώλειαν πριν η ο κατηγορούμενος κατά πρόσωπον έχοι τους κατηγόρους τόπον τε απολογίας λάβοι περί του εγκλήματος
Acts 27:24
- KJV: Saying Fear not Paul thou must be brought before Cæsar and lo God hath given thee all them that sail with thee
- GK: λέγων μη φοβού Παύλε Καίσαρί σε δει παραστήναι και ιδού κεχάρισταί σοι ο θεός πάντας τους πλέοντας μετά σου
Romans 8:32
- KJV: He that spared not his own Son but delivered him up for us all how shall he not with him also freely give us all things
- GK: ος γε του ιδίου υιού ουκ εφείσατο αλλ΄ υπέρ ημών πάντων παρέδωκεν αυτόν πως ουχί και συν αυτώ τα πάντα ημίν χαρίσεται
1 Corinthians 2:12
- KJV: Now we have received not the spirit of the world but the spirit which is of God that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God
- GK: ημείς δε ου το πνεύμα του κόσμου ελάβομεν αλλά το πνεύμα το εκ του θεού ίνα ειδώμεν τα υπό του θεού χαρισθέντα ημίν