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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 14 times in 14 verses in 'Psa' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:8 -

Teth

Good and upright is Yahweh;

Therefore He instructs sinners in the way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:8

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Teth

O taste and see that Yahweh is good;

How 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 give You thanks forever, because You have done it,

And I will hope on Your name, for it is good, in the presence of Your holy ones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:16 -

Answer me, O Yahweh, for Your lovingkindness is good;

According to the abundance of Your compassion, turn to me,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 86:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:5 -

For You, Lord, are good, and by nature forgiving,

And abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon You.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 100:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 100:5 -

For Yahweh is good;

His lovingkindness endures forever

And His faithfulness, generation unto generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:1 -

[fn]Praise Yah!

Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for He is good;

For His lovingkindness endures forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:1 -

Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for He is good,

For His lovingkindness endures forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:21 -

But as for You, O Yahweh, O Lord, deal with me for Your name’s sake;

Because Your lovingkindness is good, deliver me;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:5 -

Teth

It is well with the man who is gracious and lends;

Yodh

Who sustains his [fn]works with justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:39

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:39 -

Cause my reproach which I dread to pass away,

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 -

Give thanks to Yahweh, for He is good,

For His lovingkindness endures forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 145:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:9 -

Teth

Yahweh is good to all,

And His compassions are over all His works.

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