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Lexicon :: Strong's G5540 - chrēsis

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χρῆσις
Transliteration
chrēsis (Key)
Pronunciation
khray'-sis
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
2x in 1 unique form(s)
TR
2x in 1 unique form(s)
LXX
1x in 1 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

χρῆσις chrēsis, khray'-sis; from G5530; employment, i.e. (specially), sexual intercourse (as an occupation of the body):—use.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G5540 in the following manner: use (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G5540 in the following manner: use (2x).
  1. use

    1. of the sexual use of a woman

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
χρῆσις chrēsis, khray'-sis; from G5530; employment, i.e. (specially), sexual intercourse (as an occupation of the body):—use.
STRONGS G5540:
χρῆσις, χρησεως, (χράομαι), use: of the sexual use of a woman, Romans 1:26f (παιδικη, Lucian, amor. 25; ὀρεξεις παρά τάς χρησεις, Plutarch, placit. philos. 5, 5; (cf. Isocrates, p. 386 c.; Plato, legg. 8, p. 841 a.; Aristotle, others)).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Romans
1:26

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5540 matches the Greek χρῆσις (chrēsis),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:26 - That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:27 - And the men, instead of having normal sexual relations with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men, and as a result of this sin, they suffered within themselves the penalty they deserved.
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