Greek verb · G5483
χαρίζομαι
charizomaikhar-id'-zom-ahee
to show favour or kindness; to give freely, bestow; In late Gk. (= Lat. condonare)
23 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: charízomai
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G5483is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 10 of 27New Testament books
- 15spellings
- 3meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G5483
to grant as a favor, i.e. gratuitously, in kindness, pardon or rescue
The King James renders it: deliver, (frankly) forgive, (freely) give, grant.
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
charizomai is rendered "to show favour or kindness; to give freely, bestow; In late Gk. (= Lat. condonare)". It stands 23 times in the Greek text, across ten books.
- Five of the uses stand in 2 Corinthians, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists three meanings for it, beginning with "to show favour or kindness".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Luke 7:21At that very hour Jesus healed many people of their diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and He gave sight to many who were blind.
- The Greek text spells it fifteen different ways.
The first use
At that very hour Jesus healed many people of their diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and He gave sight to many who were blind.
Luke 7:21ἐχαρίσατο
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in ten of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
The word carries three meanings: to show favour or kindness, and to give freely, bestow, and In late Gk. (= Lat. condonare).
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to show favour or kindnesswith dative of person(s), Gal.3:18. | Tagged as
and 1 more, 11 uses in all | WhereGalatians 3:18For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise… |
| to give freely, bestowwith accusative and dative, Luk.7:21, Act.3:14 25:11, 16 27:24, Rom.8:32, 1Co.2:12, Php.1:29 2:9, Phm 22. | Tagged as
| WhereLuke 7:21At that very hour Jesus healed many people of their diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits… |
| In late Gk. (= Lat. condonare)to grant forgiveness, forgive freely | Tagged as
| WhereLuke 7:42When they were unable to repay him, he forgave both of them. Which one, then… |
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.
All 23, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
15 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
- ἐχαρίσατο6
- κεχάρισμαι2
- χαριζόμενοι2
- χαρίσασθαι2
- ἐχαρίσθη1
- κεχάρισται1
- κεχάρισταί1
- χαρίζεσθαί1
- χαρίζεσθε1
- χαρισάμενος1
- χαρίσασθέ1
- χαρίσεται;¶1
and 3 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singular6V-ADI-3S
- verb · aorist middle form, infinitive (“to…”)2V-ADN
- verb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2V-PNP-NPM
- verb · perfect middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person singular2V-RNI-1S
- verb · perfect middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singular2V-RNI-3S
- verb · aorist middle form, command · 2nd person plural1V-ADM-2P
- verb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1V-ADP-NSM
- verb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-API-3S
- verb · aorist passive, infinitive (“to…”)1V-APN
- verb · aorist passive, participle · accusative (object) · neuter plural1V-APP-APN
- verb · future middle form, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-FDI-3S
- verb · future passive, indicative · 1st person singular1V-FPI-1S
Luke
three uses
At that very hour Jesus healed many people of their diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and He gave sight to many who were blind.
- ἐχαρίσατοecharisatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He granted
When they were unable to repay him, he forgave both of them. Which one, then, will love him more?”
- ἐχαρίσατοecharisatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he forgave
“I suppose the one who was forgiven more,” Simon replied. “You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.
- ἐχαρίσατοecharisatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he forgave
Acts
four uses
You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
- χαρισθῆναιcharisthenaiverb · aorist passive, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to be granted
If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
- χαρίσασθαιcharisasthaiverb · aorist middle form, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: giving up
I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.
- χαρίζεσθαίcharizesthaiverb · present middle, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to give up
and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.’
- κεχάρισταίkecharistaiverb · perfect middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: has granted
Romans
one use
He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?
- χαρίσεται;¶charisetaiverb · future middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will He grant
1 Corinthians
one use
We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.
- χαρισθένταcharisthentaverb · aorist passive, participle · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: having been granted
2 Corinthians
five uses
So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
- χαρίσασθαιcharisasthaiverb · aorist middle form, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to forgive
If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And if I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ for your sake,
- χαρίζεσθεcharizestheverb · present middle or passive form, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you forgive
- κεχάρισμαιkecharismaiverb · perfect middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I have forgiven
- κεχάρισμαιkecharismaiverb · perfect middle or passive form, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I have forgiven
In what way were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!
- χαρίσασθέcharisastheverb · aorist middle form, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do forgive
Galatians
one use
For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God freely granted it to Abraham through a promise.
- κεχάρισταιkecharistaiverb · perfect middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: has granted
Ephesians
two uses
Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
- χαριζόμενοιcharizomenoiverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: forgiving
- ἐχαρίσατοecharisatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: forgave
Philippians
two uses
For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him,
- ἐχαρίσθηecharistheverb · aorist passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: it has been granted
Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,
- ἐχαρίσατοecharisatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: granted
Colossians
three uses
When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses,
- χαρισάμενοςcharisamenosverb · aorist middle form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having forgiven
Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
- χαριζόμενοιcharizomenoiverb · present middle or passive form, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: forgiving
- ἐχαρίσατοecharisatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: has forgiven
Philemon
one use
In the meantime, prepare a guest room for me, because I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.
- χαρισθήσομαιcharisthesomaiverb · future passive, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I will be granted
Where it leads
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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 family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.