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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 -

“Have the people of my tent not said,

‘Who can [fn]find one who has not been satisfied with his meat’?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:8 -

The LORD is good and upright;

Therefore He instructs sinners in the way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:8 -

Taste and see that the LORD 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 praise You forever, because You have done it,

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:16 -

Answer me, LORD, for Your mercy is good;

According to the greatness 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 ready to forgive,

And abundant in mercy 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 mercy is everlasting

And His faithfulness is to all generations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:1 -

[fn]Praise [fn]the LORD!

Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;

For His mercy is everlasting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:1 -

Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good,

For His mercy is everlasting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:21 -

But You, [fn]GOD, the Lord, deal kindly with me for the sake of Your name;

Because Your mercy is good, rescue me;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:5 -

It goes well for a person who is gracious and lends;

He will [fn]maintain his cause in judgment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:39

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:39 -

Take away my disgrace 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 You 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 [fn]faithfulness is everlasting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 145:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:9 -

The LORD is good to all,

And His 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 live 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 first-ripe figs, and the other basket had very bad figs which could not be eaten due to rottenness.

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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 are very good, and the bad ones, very bad, which cannot be eaten due to rottenness.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 24:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:5 - “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel says: ‘Like these good figs, so I will regard as good the captives of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place 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 groom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say,

“Give thanks to the LORD of armies,

For the LORD is good,

For His mercy is everlasting,”

as they bring a thanksgiving offering into the house of the LORD. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were at first,’ says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:17 - “But we will certainly carry out every word that has proceeded from our mouths, [fn]by burning [fn]sacrifices to the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, just as we ourselves, our forefathers, our kings, and our leaders did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then we had plenty of [fn]food and were well off and saw no [fn]misfortune.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 52:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:32 - Then he spoke kindly to him and set his throne above the thrones 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, they traded with you; they paid for your merchandise with the best of all balsam oil, and with 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 ruby, the topaz and the diamond;

The beryl, the onyx and the jasper;

The lapis lazuli, the turquoise and the emerald;

And the gold, the workmanship of your [fn]settings and [fn]sockets,

Was in you.

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 that statue was made of fine gold, its chest and its arms of silver, its belly and its 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,

And He knows those who take refuge in Him.

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