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Greek verb · G5463

χαίρω

chairokhah'-ee-ro

to rejoice, be glad; In salutations, imperat., χαῖρε, χαίρετε

74 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: chaírō

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G5463is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 16 of 27
    New Testament books
  • 27
    spellings
  • 2
    meanings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · G5463

to be "cheer"ful, i.e. calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as salutation (on meeting or parting), be well

The King James renders it: farewell, be glad, God speed, greeting, hall, joy(- fully), rejoice.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

chairo is rendered "to rejoice, be glad; In salutations, imperat., χαῖρε, χαίρετε". It stands 74 times in the Greek text, across sixteen books.

  • Twelve of the uses stand in Luke, more than in any other book.
  • The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to rejoice, be glad".
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 2:10When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great delight.
  • The Greek text spells it twenty-seven different ways.

The first use

When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great delight.

Matthew 2:10ἐχάρησαν

The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.

Where the word stands

The word stands in sixteen of the 27 New Testament books.

The other 11 New Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

The word carries two meanings: to rejoice, be glad, and In salutations, imperat., χαῖρε, χαίρετε.

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

The English STEP Bible gives each use, word by word, and how many times.
to rejoice, be gladMrk.14:11, Luk.15:5, 32 19:6, 37 22:5 23:8, Jhn.8:56 20:20, Act.5:41 8:39 11:23 13:48, 2Co.6:10 7:7 13:9, Php.2:17, 28, Col.2:5,...Tagged as
  • rejoicing11
  • do rejoice10
  • I rejoice7
  • to rejoice5
  • they rejoiced4
  • Greeting3
  • I rejoiced3
  • will rejoice3

and 19 more, 68 uses in all

WhereMark 14:11They were delighted to hear this, and they promised to give him money…
In salutations, imperat., χαῖρε, χαίρετε__(a) at meeting, hailTagged as
  • Greetings3
  • Hail3
WhereMatthew 26:49Going directly to Jesus, he said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed Him.

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

The words it stands beside

All 74, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

27 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • χαίρετε11
  • χαίρω8
  • χαίροντες6
  • ἐχάρησαν5
  • χαῖρε5
  • χαίρειν5
  • ἐχάρη3
  • Ἐχάρην3
  • χαίρει3
  • χαίρων3
  • χαίρειν.¶2
  • χαίρομεν2

and 15 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • verb · present active, command · 2nd person plural11V-PAM-2P
  • verb · present active, indicative · 1st person singular8V-PAI-1S
  • verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)7V-PAN
  • verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural6V-PAP-NPM
  • verb · aorist passive form, indicative · 3rd person plural5V-2AOI-3P
  • verb · present active, command · 2nd person singular5V-PAM-2S
  • verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular4V-PAP-NSM
  • verb · aorist passive form, indicative · 1st person singular3V-2AOI-1S
  • verb · aorist passive form, indicative · 3rd person singular3V-2AOI-3S
  • verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singular3V-PAI-3S
  • verb · aorist passive form, infinitive (“to…”)2V-2AON
  • verb · aorist passive form, subjunctive · 2nd person plural2V-2AOS-2P

Matthew

six uses
  • When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great delight.

    Matthew 2:10

    • ἐχάρησανecharesanverb · aorist passive form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they rejoiced
  • Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.

    Matthew 5:12

    • χαίρετεchaireteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do rejoice
  • And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.

    Matthew 18:13

    • χαίρειchaireiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he rejoices
  • Going directly to Jesus, he said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed Him.

    Matthew 26:49

    • χαῖρεchaireverb · present active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: Greetings
  • And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand and knelt down before Him to mock Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

    Matthew 27:29

    • χαῖρεchaireverb · present active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: Hail
  • Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him.

    Matthew 28:9

    • χαίρετεchaireteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: Greetings

Mark

two uses
  • They were delighted to hear this, and they promised to give him money. So Judas began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus.

    Mark 14:11

    • ἐχάρησανecharesanverb · aorist passive form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they rejoiced
  • And they began to salute Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”

    Mark 15:18

    • χαῖρεchaireverb · present active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: Hail

Luke

twelve uses
  • He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,

    Luke 1:14

    • χαρήσονταιcharesontaiverb · future passive form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: will rejoice
  • The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”

    Luke 1:28

    • χαῖρεchaireverb · present active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: Greetings
  • Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.

    Luke 6:23

    • χάρητεchareteverb · aorist passive form, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do rejoice
  • Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

    Luke 10:20

    • χαίρετεchaireteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do rejoice
    • χαίρετεchaireteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do rejoice
  • When Jesus said this, all His adversaries were humiliated. And the whole crowd rejoiced at all the glorious things He was doing.

    Luke 13:17

    • ἔχαιρενechairenverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was rejoicing
  • And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders,

    Luke 15:5

    • χαίρωνchaironverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: rejoicing
  • But it was fitting to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”

    Luke 15:32

    • χαρῆναιcharenaiverb · aorist passive form, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to rejoice
  • So Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed Him joyfully.

    Luke 19:6

    • χαίρωνchaironverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: rejoicing
  • And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:

    Luke 19:37

    • χαίροντεςchairontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: rejoicing
  • They were delighted and agreed to give him money.

    Luke 22:5

    • ἐχάρησανecharesanverb · aorist passive form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they rejoiced
  • When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased. He had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had heard about Him and was hoping to see Him perform a miracle.

    Luke 23:8

    • ἐχάρηechareverb · aorist passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: glad

John

nine uses
  • The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.

    John 3:29

    • χαίρειchaireiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: rejoices
  • Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.

    John 4:36

    • χαίρῃchaireverb · present active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: may rejoice
  • Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see My day. He saw it and was glad.”

    John 8:56

    • ἐχάρηechareverb · aorist passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: rejoiced
  • and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”

    John 11:15

    • χαίρωchairoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I rejoice
  • You heard Me say, ‘I am going away, and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I.

    John 14:28

    • ἐχάρητεechareteverb · aorist passive form, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you have rejoiced
  • Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.

    John 16:20

    • χαρήσεταιcharesetaiverb · future passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will rejoice
  • So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.

    John 16:22

    • χαρήσεταιcharesetaiverb · future passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will rejoice
  • And they went up to Him again and again, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapping Him in the face.

    John 19:3

    • χαῖρεchaireverb · present active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: Hail
  • After He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

    John 20:20

    • ἐχάρησανecharesanverb · aorist passive form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: Rejoiced

Acts

seven uses
  • The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.

    Acts 5:41

    • χαίροντεςchairontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: rejoicing
  • When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.

    Acts 8:39

    • χαίρων.¶chaironverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: rejoicing
  • When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.

    Acts 11:23

    • ἐχάρηechareverb · aorist passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he rejoiced
  • When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord, and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.

    Acts 13:48

    • ἔχαιρονechaironverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were rejoicing
  • and sent them with this letter: The apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.

    Acts 15:23

    • χαίρειν.¶chaireinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: Greeting
  • When the people read it, they rejoiced at its encouraging message.

    Acts 15:31

    • ἐχάρησανecharesanverb · aorist passive form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they rejoiced
  • Claudius Lysias, To His Excellency, Governor Felix: Greetings.

    Acts 23:26

    • χαίρεινchaireinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: Greeting

Romans

four uses
  • Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.

    Romans 12:12

    • χαίροντεςchairontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: rejoicing
  • Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.

    Romans 12:15

    • χαίρεινchaireinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to rejoice
    • χαιρόντωνchairontonverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: rejoicing
  • Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil.

    Romans 16:19

    • χαίρωchairoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I rejoice

1 Corinthians

four uses
  • those who weep, as if they did not; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a purchase, as if they had nothing;

    1 Corinthians 7:30

    • χαίροντεςchairontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: rejoicing
    • χαίροντεςchairontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: rejoicing
  • Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.

    1 Corinthians 13:6

    • χαίρειchaireiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: delights
  • I am glad that Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus have arrived, because they have supplied what was lacking from you.

    1 Corinthians 16:17

    • Χαίρωchairoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I rejoice

2 Corinthians

eight uses
  • I wrote as I did so that on my arrival I would not be saddened by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would share my joy.

    2 Corinthians 2:3

    • χαίρεινchaireinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to rejoice
  • sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

    2 Corinthians 6:10

    • χαίροντεςchairontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: rejoicing
  • and not only by his arrival, but also by the comfort he had received from you. He told us about your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced all the more.

    2 Corinthians 7:7

    • χαρῆναιcharenaiverb · aorist passive form, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to rejoice
  • And now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the sorrow that God had intended, and so were not harmed in any way by us.

    2 Corinthians 7:9

    • χαίρωchairoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I rejoice
  • On account of this, we are encouraged. In addition to our own encouragement, we were even more delighted by the joy of Titus. For his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.

    2 Corinthians 7:13

    • ἐχάρημενecharemenverb · aorist passive form, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we have rejoiced
  • I rejoice that I can have complete confidence in you.

    2 Corinthians 7:16

    • χαίρωchairoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I rejoice
  • In fact, we rejoice when we are weak but you are strong, and our prayer is for your perfection.

    2 Corinthians 13:9

    • χαίρομενchairomenverb · present active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: We rejoice
  • Finally, brothers, rejoice! Aim for perfect harmony, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.

    2 Corinthians 13:11

    • χαίρετεchaireteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do rejoice

Philippians

nine uses
  • What then is the issue? Just this: that in every way, whether by false motives or true, Christ is preached. And in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,

    Philippians 1:18

    • χαίρωchairoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I rejoice
    • χαρήσομαιcharesomaiverb · future passive form, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I will rejoice
  • But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.

    Philippians 2:17

    • χαίρωchairoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I am glad
  • So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.

    Philippians 2:18

    • χαίρετεchaireteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do be glad
  • Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you may rejoice, and I may be less anxious.

    Philippians 2:28

    • χαρῆτεchareteverb · aorist passive form, subjunctive · 2nd person pluraltagged: you may rejoice
  • Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you.

    Philippians 3:1

    • χαίρετεchaireteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do rejoice
  • Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

    Philippians 4:4

    • Χαίρετεchaireteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do rejoice
    • χαίρετεchaireteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do rejoice
  • Now I rejoice greatly in the Lord that at last you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it.

    Philippians 4:10

    • Ἐχάρηνecharenverb · aorist passive form, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I rejoiced

Colossians

two uses
  • Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.

    Colossians 1:24

    • χαίρωchairoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I rejoice
  • For although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I delight to see your orderly condition and firm faith in Christ.

    Colossians 2:5

    • χαίρωνchaironverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: rejoicing

1 Thessalonians

two uses
  • How can we adequately thank God for you in return for our great joy over you in His presence?

    1 Thessalonians 3:9

    • χαίρομενchairomenverb · present active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we rejoice
  • Rejoice at all times.

    1 Thessalonians 5:16

    • χαίρετεchaireteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do rejoice

James

one use
  • James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.

    James 1:1

    • χαίρειν.¶chaireinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: Greeting

1 Peter

two uses
  • But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.

    1 Peter 4:13

    • χαίρετεchaireteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do rejoice
    • χαρῆτεchareteverb · aorist passive form, subjunctive · 2nd person pluraltagged: you may rejoice

2 John

three uses
  • I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father has commanded us.

    2 John 1:4

    • Ἐχάρηνecharenverb · aorist passive form, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I rejoiced
  • If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him.

    2 John 1:10

    • χαίρεινchaireinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to greet
  • Whoever greets such a person shares in his evil deeds.

    2 John 1:11

    • χαίρεινchaireinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to rejoice

3 John

one use
  • For I was overjoyed when the brothers came and testified about your devotion to the truth, in which you continue to walk.

    3 John 1:3

    • ἐχάρηνecharenverb · aorist passive form, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I rejoiced

Revelation

two uses
  • And those who dwell on the earth will gloat over them, and will celebrate and send one another gifts, because these two prophets had tormented them.

    Revelation 11:10

    • χαίρουσινchairousinverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: does rejoice
  • Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.

    Revelation 19:7

    • χαίρωμενchairomenverb · present active, subjunctive · 1st person pluraltagged: We may rejoice

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

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Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESG (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0), the Brief lexicon based on Abbott-Smith (1922).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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