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Lexicon :: Strong's G5543 - chrēstos

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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 BoxPsa 34:8 - Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:9 - For what you have done I will always praise you in the presence of your faithful people. And I will hope in your name, for your name is good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:16 - Answer me, LORD, out of the goodness of your love; in your great mercy turn to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:5 - You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 100:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 100:5 - For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:1 - Praise the LORD.[fn] Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:1 - Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:21 - But you, Sovereign LORD, help me for your name’s sake; out of the goodness of your love, deliver me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:5 - Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely, who conduct their affairs with justice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:39

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:39 - Take away the disgrace I dread, for your laws are good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:68

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:68 - You are good, and what you do is good; teach me your decrees.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 136:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 136:1 - Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good.

His love endures forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:9 - The LORD is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:21 - For the upright will live in the land, and the blameless will remain in it;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:2 - One basket had very good figs, like those that ripen early; the other basket had very bad figs, so bad they could not be eaten.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:3 - Then the LORD asked me, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” “Figs,” I answered. “The good ones are very good, but the bad ones are so bad they cannot be eaten.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:5 - “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Like these good figs, I regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I sent away from this place to the land of the Babylonians.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:11 - the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those who bring thank offerings to the house of the LORD, saying, “Give thanks to the LORD Almighty, for the LORD is good; his love endures forever.” For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were before,’ says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:17 - We will certainly do everything we said we would: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and will pour out drink offerings to her just as we and our ancestors, our kings and our officials did in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and were well off and suffered no harm.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:32 - He spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat of honor higher than those of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:22 - “ ‘The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; for your merchandise they exchanged the finest of all kinds of spices and precious stones, and gold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:13 - You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone adorned you: carnelian, chrysolite and emerald, topaz, onyx and jasper, lapis lazuli, turquoise and beryl.[fn] Your settings and mountings[fn] were made of gold; on the day you were created they were prepared.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:32 - The head of the statue was made of pure gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:7 - The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him,
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