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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 Box Job 31:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:31 - εἰ δὲ καὶ πολλάκις εἶπον αἱ θεράπαιναί μου τίς ἂν δῴη ἡμῖν τῶν σαρκῶν αὐτοῦ πλησθῆναι λίαν μου χρηστοῦ G5543 ὄντος

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:8 - (LXX 24:8)χρηστὸς G5543 καὶ εὐθὴς ὁ κύριος διὰ τοῦτο νομοθετήσει ἁμαρτάνοντας ἐν ὁδῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:8 - (LXX 33:9)γεύσασθε καὶ ἴδετε ὅτι χρηστὸς G5543 ὁ κύριος μακάριος ἀνήρ ὃς ἐλπίζει ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 52:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:9 - (LXX 51:11)ἐξομολογήσομαί σοι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ὅτι ἐποίησας καὶ ὑπομενῶ τὸ ὄνομά σου ὅτι χρηστὸν G5543 ἐναντίον τῶν ὁσίων σου

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:16 - (LXX 68:17)εἰσάκουσόν μου κύριε ὅτι χρηστὸν G5543 τὸ ἔλεός σου κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν σου ἐπίβλεψον ἐπ᾽ ἐμέ

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 86:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:5 - (LXX 85:5)ὅτι σύ κύριε χρηστὸς G5543 καὶ ἐπιεικὴς καὶ πολυέλεος πᾶσι τοῖς ἐπικαλουμένοις σε

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 100:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 100:5 - (LXX 99:5)ὅτι χρηστὸς G5543 κύριος εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ καὶ ἕως γενεᾶς καὶ γενεᾶς ἡ ἀλήθεια αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:1 - (LXX 105:1)αλληλουια ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ κυρίῳ ὅτι χρηστός G5543 ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:1 - (LXX 106:1)αλληλουια ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ κυρίῳ ὅτι χρηστός G5543 ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:21 - (LXX 108:21)καὶ σύ κύριε κύριε ποίησον μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ ἔλεος ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόματός σου ὅτι χρηστὸν G5543 τὸ ἔλεός σου

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:5 - (LXX 111:5)χρηστὸς G5543 ἀνὴρ ὁ οἰκτίρων καὶ κιχρῶν οἰκονομήσει τοὺς λόγους αὐτοῦ ἐν κρίσει

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:39

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:39 - (LXX 118:39)περίελε τὸν ὀνειδισμόν μου ὃν ὑπώπτευσα τὰ γὰρ κρίματά σου χρηστά G5543

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:68

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:68 - (LXX 118:68)χρηστὸς G5543 εἶ σύ κύριε καὶ ἐν τῇ χρηστότητί σου δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 136:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 136:1 - (LXX 135:1)αλληλουια ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ κυρίῳ ὅτι χρηστός G5543 ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 145:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:9 - (LXX 144:9)χρηστὸς G5543 κύριος τοῖς σύμπασιν καὶ οἱ οἰκτιρμοὶ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ πάντα τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:21 - χρηστοὶ G5543 ἔσονται οἰκήτορες γῆς ἄκακοι δὲ ὑπολειφθήσονται ἐν αὐτῇ ὅτι εὐθεῖς κατασκηνώσουσι γῆν καὶ ὅσιοι ὑπολειφθήσονται ἐν αὐτῇ

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:2 - ὁ κάλαθος ὁ εἷς σύκων χρηστῶν G5543 σφόδρα ὡς τὰ σῦκα τὰ πρόιμα καὶ ὁ κάλαθος ὁ ἕτερος σύκων πονηρῶν σφόδρα ἃ οὐ βρωθήσεται ἀπὸ πονηρίας αὐτῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:3 - καὶ εἶπεν κύριος πρός με τί σὺ ὁρᾷς Ιερεμια καὶ εἶπα σῦκα τὰ χρηστὰ G5543 χρηστὰ G5543 λίαν καὶ τὰ πονηρὰ πονηρὰ λίαν ἃ οὐ βρωθήσεται ἀπὸ πονηρίας αὐτῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 24:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:5 - τάδε λέγει κύριος ὁ θεὸς Ισραηλ ὡς τὰ σῦκα τὰ χρηστὰ G5543 ταῦτα οὕτως ἐπιγνώσομαι τοὺς ἀποικισθέντας Ιουδα οὓς ἐξαπέσταλκα ἐκ τοῦ τόπου τούτου εἰς γῆν Χαλδαίων εἰς ἀγαθά

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 33:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:11 - (LXX 40:11)φωνὴ εὐφροσύνης καὶ φωνὴ χαρμοσύνης φωνὴ νυμφίου καὶ φωνὴ νύμφης φωνὴ λεγόντων ἐξομολογεῖσθε κυρίῳ παντοκράτορι ὅτι χρηστὸς G5543 κύριος ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ καὶ εἰσοίσουσιν δῶρα εἰς οἶκον κυρίου ὅτι ἀποστρέψω πᾶσαν τὴν ἀποικίαν τῆς γῆς ἐκείνης κατὰ τὸ πρότερον εἶπεν κύριος

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:17 - (LXX 51:17)ὅτι ποιοῦντες ποιήσομεν πάντα τὸν λόγον ὃς ἐξελεύσεται ἐκ τοῦ στόματος ἡμῶν θυμιᾶν τῇ βασιλίσσῃ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ σπένδειν αὐτῇ σπονδάς καθὰ ἐποιήσαμεν ἡμεῖς καὶ οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν καὶ οἱ βασιλεῖς ἡμῶν καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες ἡμῶν ἐν πόλεσιν Ιουδα καὶ ἔξωθεν Ιερουσαλημ καὶ ἐπλήσθημεν ἄρτων καὶ ἐγενόμεθα χρηστοὶ G5543 καὶ κακὰ οὐκ εἴδομεν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 52:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:32 - καὶ ἐλάλησεν αὐτῷ χρηστὰ G5543 καὶ ἔδωκεν τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ ἐπάνω τῶν θρόνων τῶν βασιλέων τῶν μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐν Βαβυλῶνι

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:22 - ἔμποροι Σαβα καὶ Ραγμα οὗτοι ἔμποροί σου μετὰ πρώτων ἡδυσμάτων καὶ λίθων χρηστῶν G5543 καὶ χρυσίον ἔδωκαν τὴν ἀγοράν σου

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:13 - ἐν τῇ τρυφῇ τοῦ παραδείσου τοῦ θεοῦ ἐγενήθης πᾶν λίθον χρηστὸν G5543 ἐνδέδεσαι σάρδιον καὶ τοπάζιον καὶ σμάραγδον καὶ ἄνθρακα καὶ σάπφειρον καὶ ἴασπιν καὶ ἀργύριον καὶ χρυσίον καὶ λιγύριον καὶ ἀχάτην καὶ ἀμέθυστον καὶ χρυσόλιθον καὶ βηρύλλιον καὶ ὀνύχιον καὶ χρυσίου ἐνέπλησας τοὺς θησαυρούς σου καὶ τὰς ἀποθήκας σου ἐν σοὶ ἀφ᾽ ἧς ἡμέρας ἐκτίσθης σύ

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:32 - ἡ εἰκών ἧς ἡ κεφαλὴ χρυσίου χρηστοῦ G5543 αἱ χεῖρες καὶ τὸ στῆθος καὶ οἱ βραχίονες αὐτῆς ἀργυροῖ ἡ κοιλία καὶ οἱ μηροὶ χαλκοῖ

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:7 - (LXX 1:7)χρηστὸς G5543 κύριος τοῖς ὑπομένουσιν αὐτὸν ἐν ἡμέρᾳ θλίψεως καὶ γινώσκων τοὺς εὐλαβουμένους αὐτόν
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