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Lexicon :: Strong's G5544 - chrēstotēs

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χρηστότης
Transliteration
chrēstotēs (Key)
Pronunciation
khray-stot'-ace
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:489,1320

Trench's Synonyms: lxiii. ἀγαθωσύνη, χρηστότης.

Strong’s Definitions

χρηστότης chrēstótēs, khray-stot'-ace; from G5543; usefulness, i.e. morally, excellence (in character or demeanor):—gentleness, good(-ness), kindness.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's G5544 in the following manner: goodness (4x), kindness (4x), good (1x), gentleness (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's G5544 in the following manner: goodness (4x), kindness (4x), good (1x), gentleness (1x).

  1. moral goodness, integrity

  2. benignity, kindness

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
χρηστότης chrēstótēs, khray-stot'-ace; from G5543; usefulness, i.e. morally, excellence (in character or demeanor):—gentleness, good(-ness), kindness.
STRONGS G5544:
χρηστότης, χρηστητος, ἡ (χρηστός);
1. moral goodness, integrity: Romans 3:12 (from Psalm 13:3 (Ps. 14:3) (A. V. 'doeth good').
2. benignity, kindness: Romans 2:4; 2 Corinthians 6:6; Galatians 5:22; Colossians 3:12; Titus 3:4; ἡ χρηστότης τίνος ἐπί τινα, Romans 11:22 (opposed to ἀποστομια (which see)); Ephesians 2:7. (The Sept.; Euripides, Isaeus, Diodorus, Josephus, Aelian, Herodian; often in Plutarch) (See Trench, Synonyms, § lxiii.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
13:3; 14:3
Romans
2:4; 3:12; 11:22
2 Corinthians
6:6
Galatians
5:22
Ephesians
2:7
Colossians
3:12
Titus
3:4

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Strong's Number G5544 matches the Greek χρηστότης (chrēstotēs),
which occurs 10 times in 8 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:22 - فَتَأَمَّلْ إِذاً لُطْفَ اللهِ وَشِدَّتَهُ: أَمَّا الشِّدَّةُ، فَعَلَى الَّذِينَ سَقَطُوا؛ وَأَمَّا لُطْفُ اللهِ فَمِنْ نَحْوِكَ مَادُمْتَ تَثْبُتُ فِي اللُّطْفِ. وَلَوْ لَمْ تَكُنْ ثَابِتاً، لَكُنْتَ أَنْتَ أَيْضاً تُقْطَعُ.

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