Greek · Strong's G5540
χρῆσις
chresiskhray'-sis
employment, i.e. (specially), sexual intercourse (as an occupation of the body)
1890 spelling: chrēsis
- χ600
- ρ100
- η8
- σ200
- ι10
- ς200
Isopsephy 1,118
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
employment, i.e. (specially), sexual intercourse (as an occupation of the body)
Rendered in the KJV as
use.
- 2occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 1inflected formdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 1
- χρῆσιν2
How it is rendered · 1
- use2
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular2
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- N-ASF · 2
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The ledger of occurrences
Romans2 occurrences
- Romans 1:26χρῆσινchrēsinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularFor this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.here: use
- Romans 1:27χρῆσινchrēsinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularLikewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.here: use