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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 BoxJob 31:31 - If the men of my tent have not said,
‘Who is there that has not been satisfied with his meat?’

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:8 - Good and upright is the LORD;
Therefore He teaches sinners in the way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:8 - Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good;
Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 52:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:9 - I will praise You forever,
Because You have done it;
And in the presence of Your saints
I will wait on Your name, for it is good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:16 - Hear me, O LORD, for Your lovingkindness is good;
Turn to me according to the multitude of Your tender mercies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 86:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:5 - For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive,
And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 100:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 100:5 - For the LORD is good;
His mercy is everlasting,
And His truth endures to all generations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:1 - Praise the LORD!

Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:1 - Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:21 - But You, O GOD the Lord,
Deal with me for Your name’s sake;
Because Your mercy is good, deliver me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:5 - A good man deals graciously and lends;
He will guide his affairs with discretion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:39

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:39 - Turn away my reproach which I dread,
For Your judgments are good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:68

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:68 - You are good, and do good;
Teach me Your statutes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 136:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 136:1 - Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 145:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:9 - The LORD is good to all,
And His tender mercies are over all His works.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:21

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:2 - One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs which could not be eaten, they were so bad.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:3 - Then the LORD said to me, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” And I said, “Figs, the good figs, very good; and the bad, very bad, which cannot be eaten, they are so bad.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 24:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:5 - “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: ‘Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge those who are carried away captive from Judah, whom I have sent out of this place for their own good, into the land of the Chaldeans.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 33:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:11 - ‘the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who will say:

“Praise the LORD of hosts,
For the LORD is good,
For His mercy endures forever”—
and of those who will bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause the captives of the land to return as at the first,’ says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:17 - “But we will certainly do whatever has gone out of our own mouth, to burn incense to the queen of heaven and pour out drink offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, were well-off, and saw no trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 52:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:32 - And he spoke kindly to him and gave him a more prominent seat than those of the kings who were with him in Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:22 - “The merchants of Sheba and Raamah were your merchants. They traded for your wares the choicest spices, all kinds of precious stones, and gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:13 - You were in Eden, the garden of God;
Every precious stone was your covering:
The sardius, topaz, and diamond,
Beryl, onyx, and jasper,
Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold.
The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes
Was prepared for you on the day you were created.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:32 - “This image’s head was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs[fn] of bronze,

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:7 - The LORD is good,
A stronghold in the day of trouble;
And He knows those who trust in Him.
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