χαίρω; imperfect
ἔχαιρον; future
χαρήσομαι (
Luke 1:14;
John 16:20,
22;
Philippians 1:18, for the earlier form
καιρήσω, cf. (
Winers Grammar, 90 (86);
Buttmann, 68 (60)); Alexander
Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. ii. 322f;
Matthiae, § 255, under the word; Kühner, § 343 under the word;
Krüger, § 40, under the word; (
Veitch, under the word)), once
χάρω (
Revelation 11:10 Rec., a form occurring nowhere else); 2 aorist (passive as active)
ἐχάρην (cf.
συγχαίρω, at the beginning); from
Homer down; the
Sept. for
שָׂמַח,
גִּיל,
שׂוּשׂ;
to rejoice, be glad;
a. in the properly, and strict sense: (
Mark 14:11);
Luke 15:5,(32);
Luke 19:6,
37;
22:5;
23:8;
John 4:36;
John 8:56;
John 20:20;
Acts 5:41;
Acts 8:39;
Acts 11:23;
Acts 13:48; 2 Cor. (
2 Corinthians 4:10);
2 Corinthians 7:7;
13:9,
11 (some refer this to b. in the sense of farewell);
Philippians 2:17,
28;
Colossians 2:5;
1 Thessalonians 5:16;
1 Peter 4:13;
3 John 1:3; opposed to
κλαίειν,
Romans 12:15;
1 Corinthians 7:30; opposed to
κλαίειν καί θρηνεῖν,
John 16:20; opposed to
λύπην ἔχειν, ibid.
John 16:22; joined with
ἀγαλλίασθαι,
Matthew 5:12;
Revelation 19:7; with
σκιρταν,
Luke 6:23;
χαίρειν ἐν κυρίῳ (see
ἐν,
L 6 b, p. 211b middle (cf.
Buttmann, 185 (161))),
Philippians 3:1;
Philippians 4:4,
10;
χαίρειν χαράν μεγάλην (cf.
χαρά, a.), to rejoice exceedingly,
Matthew 2:10; also
χαρά χαίρειν (
Winers Grammar, § 54, 3;
Buttmann, § 133, 22),
John 3:29:
ἡ χαρά ἡ χαίρομεν,
1 Thessalonians 3:9;
χαίρειν ἐπί with a dative of the object,
Matthew 18:13;
Luke 1:14;
Luke 13:17;
Acts 15:31 Romans 16:19 L T Tr WH;
1 Corinthians 13:6;
1 Corinthians 16:17;
2 Corinthians 7:13;
Revelation 11:10 (
Xenophon, mem. 2, 6, 35; Cyril 8, 4, 12;
Plato, legg. 5, p. 739 d.; cf. Kühner, § 425 Anm. 6; (
Winers Grammar, § 33 a.;
Buttmann, § 133, 23); in the Greek writings generally with a simple dative of the object as
Proverbs 17:19);
διά τί,
John 3:29;
διά τινα,
John 11:15;
1 Thessalonians 3:9;
ἐν τούτῳ,
Philippians 1:18; (
ἐν ταῖς παθήμασι μου,
Colossians 1:24); with an accusative of the object,
τό αὐτό,
Philippians 2:18 (
ταῦτα,
Demosthenes, p. 323, 6; cf.
Matthiae, § 414, p. 923;
Krüger, § 46, 5, 9);
τό ἐφ' ὑμῖν (see
ὁ, II. 8, p. 436a),
Romans 16:19 R G;
ἀπό τίνος, equivalent to
χαράν ἔχειν, to derive joy from one,
2 Corinthians 2:3;
ἐχάρητε followed by
ὅτι,
John 14:28;
2 Corinthians 7:9,
16;
2 John 1:4;
ἐν τούτῳ,
Luke 10:20; with a dative of the cause:
τῇ ἐλπίδι χαίροντες, let the hope of future blessedness give you joy,
Romans 12:12 (yet cf.
Winer's Grammar, § 31, 1 k., 7d.).
b. in a broader sense,
to be well, to thrive; in salutations, the imperative
χαῖρε, "Hail!" Latin
salve (so from
Homer down):
Matthew 26:49;
Matthew 27:29;
Mark 15:18;
Luke 1:28;
John 19:3; plural
χαίρετε (
A. V. all hail),
Matthew 28:9; at the beginning of letters the infinitive
χαίρειν (namely,
λέγει or
κελευει):
Acts 15:23;
Acts 23:26;
James 1:1 (often in the books of Maccabees; cf. Grimm on 1 Macc. 10:18; Otto in the Jahrbb. f. deutsch. Theol. for 1867, p. 678ff; cf. Hilgenfeld, Galaterbrief, p. 99ff;
Xenophon, Cyril 4, 5, 27;
Aelian v. h. 1, 25); fully,
χαίρειν λέγω,
to give one greeting, salute, 2 John 1:10 (11). (Compare:
συνχαίρω.)
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