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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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‘Who is there that has not been filled with his meat?’

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therefore he instructs sinners in the way.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:8 - Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good!
Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 52:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:9 - I will thank you forever,
because you have done it.
I will wait for your name, for it is good,
in the presence of the godly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:16 - Answer me, O LORD, for your steadfast love is good;
according to your abundant mercy, turn to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 86:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:5 - For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving,
abounding in steadfast love to all 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 steadfast love endures forever,
and his faithfulness 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 steadfast love 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 steadfast love endures forever!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:21 - But you, O GOD my Lord,
deal on my behalf for your name’s sake;
because your steadfast love is good, deliver me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:5 - It is well with the man who deals generously and lends;
who conducts his affairs with justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:39

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:39 - Turn away the reproach that I dread,
for your rules 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 - Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,
for his steadfast love 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 mercy is over all that he has made.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:21 - For the upright will inhabit the land,
and those with integrity 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 first-ripe figs, but the other basket had very bad figs, so bad that they could not be eaten.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 24:3

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

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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 I will regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I have sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 33:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:11 - the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voices of those who sing, as they bring thank offerings to the house of the LORD:
“‘Give thanks to the LORD of hosts,
for the LORD is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!’ For I will restore the fortunes of the land as at first, says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:17 - But we will do everything that we have vowed, make offerings to the queen of heaven and pour out drink offerings to her, as we did, both we and our fathers, our kings and our officials, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, and prospered, and saw no disaster.

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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 seat above the seats 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 traders of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; they exchanged for your wares the best of all kinds of spices and all 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,
sardius, topaz, and diamond,
beryl, onyx, and jasper,
sapphire,[fn] emerald, and carbuncle;
and crafted in gold were your settings
and your engravings.[fn]
On the day that you were created
they were prepared.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:32 - The head of this image was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its middle and thighs 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;
he knows those who take refuge in him.
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