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χάρις

charis

khar'-ece

Strong's 1890 spelling: cháris

graciousness (as gratifying), of manner or act (abstract or concrete

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

graciousness (as gratifying), of manner or act (abstract or concrete; literal, figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; including gratitude)

Rendered in the KJV as

acceptable, benefit, favour, gift, grace(- ious), joy, liberality, pleasure, thank(-s, -worthy).

  • 153
    occurrencesin the New Testament
  • 23 of 27
    New Testament bookswhere the word stands
  • 18
    inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 153 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 18

  • χάρις52
  • χάριν35
  • χάριτος24
  • χάριτι20
  • χάρις,4
  • χάριν.¶2
  • Χάρις2
  • χάριτα2
  • χάριτί2
  • χάριτι,2
  • Χάριν1
  • χάριν,1

and 6 more spellings in the ledger below.

How it is rendered · 30

  • grace78
  • Grace15
  • of grace7
  • favor5
  • by grace4
  • Grace [be]4
  • grace,4
  • grace.4
  • [the] grace3
  • credit3
  • Thanks [be]3
  • [be] thanks2

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 4

  • noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular58
  • noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular44
  • noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular27
  • noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular24
Show the grammar codes as tagged
  • N-NSF · 58
  • N-ASF · 44
  • N-GSF · 27
  • N-DSF · 24

All 153, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Romans carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.

Luke8 occurrences
John4 occurrences
Acts17 occurrences
Romans24 occurrences
1 Corinthians10 occurrences
2 Corinthians17 occurrences
Galatians7 occurrences
Ephesians12 occurrences
Philippians3 occurrences
Colossians5 occurrences
1 Thessalonians2 occurrences
2 Thessalonians4 occurrences
1 Timothy3 occurrences
2 Timothy5 occurrences
Titus4 occurrences
Philemon2 occurrences
Hebrews8 occurrences
James2 occurrences
1 Peter10 occurrences
2 Peter2 occurrences
2 John1 occurrence
Jude1 occurrence
Revelation2 occurrences
Hebrew and Greek text, word tagging and grammar: STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org), CC BY 4.0 — their grammar codes written out in English here, and shown as tagged under each list. Dictionary: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).