Strong's Lexicon
G5543 — χρηστός
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5543 |
|---|---|
| Word: | χρηστός |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from G5530 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 7 |
| Transliteration: | chrestos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | khrase-tos' |
| Meaning: | 1. employed 2. (by implication) useful (in manner or morals) |
| KJV Renderings: | better, easy, good(-ness), gracious, kind |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
χρηστός, χρηστη, χρηστόν (χράομαι), from Herodotus down, the Sept. for èåá;
1. properly, fit for use, useful; virtuous, good: ἤθη χρηστά, 1Co 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, Luk 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. Jer 24:3; Jer 24:5); ὁ ζυγός (opposed to burdensome), Mat 11:30 (A. V. easy); of persons, kind, benevolent: of God, 1Pe 2:3 (A. V. gracious) from Psa 33:9 (); τό χρηστόν τοῦ Θεοῦ equivalent to ἡ χρηστότης (Winer’s Grammar, § 34, 2), Rom 2:4; of men, εἰς τινα toward one, Eph 4:32; ἐπί τινα, Luk 6:35 (here of God; in both passages, A. V. kind).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
χρηστός (better)
Matthew 11:30
- KJV: For my yoke easy and my burden is light
- GK: ο γαρ ζυγός μου χρηστός και το φορτίον μου ελαφρόν εστιν
Luke 5:39
- KJV: No man also having drunk old straightway desireth new for he saith The old is better
- GK: και ουδείς πιών παλαιόν ευθέως θέλει νέον λέγει γαρ ο παλαιός χρηστότερός εστιν
Luke 6:35
- KJV: But love ye your enemies and do good and lend hoping for nothing again and your reward shall be great and ye shall be the children of the Highest for he is kind unto the unthankful and the evil
- GK: πλην αγαπάτε τους εχθρούς υμών και αγαθοποιείτε και δανείζετε μηδέν απελπίζοντες και έσται ο μισθός υμών πολύς και έσεσθε υιοί του υψίστου ότι αυτός χρηστός εστιν επί τους αχαρίστους και πονηρούς
Romans 2:4
- KJV: Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance
- GK: η του πλούτου της χρηστότητος αυτού και της ανοχής και της μακροθυμίας καταφρονείς αγνοών ότι το χρηστόν του θεού εις μετάνοιάν σε άγει
1 Corinthians 15:33
- KJV: Be not deceived evil communications corrupt good manners
- GK: μη πλανάσθε φθείρουσιν ήθη χρηστά ομιλίαι κακαί
Ephesians 4:32
- KJV: And be ye kind one to another tenderhearted forgiving one another even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you
- GK: γίνεσθε δε εις αλλήλους χρηστοί εύσπλαγχνοι χαριζόμενοι εαυτοίς καθώς και ο θεός εχαρίσατο ημίν εν χριστω
1 Peter 2:3
- KJV: If so be ye have tasted that the Lord gracious
- GK: είπερ εγεύσασθε ότι χρηστός ο κύριος