Greek · Strong's G5543
χρηστός
chrestoskhrase-tos'
employed, i.e. (by implication) useful (in manner or morals)
1890 spelling: chrēstós
- χ600
- ρ100
- η8
- σ200
- τ300
- ο70
- ς200
Isopsephy 1,478
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
employed, i.e. (by implication) useful (in manner or morals)
Rendered in the KJV as
better, easy, good(-ness), gracious, kind.
- 7occurrencesin the New Testament
- 6 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- χρηστός2
- χρηστὸς2
- χρηστὰ1
- χρηστοί,1
- χρηστὸν1
How it is rendered · 6
- good2
- [is] easy1
- [is] good1
- kind1
- kind,1
- kindness1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singular4
- adjective · accusative (object) · neuter plural1
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1
- adjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- A-NSM · 4
- A-APN · 1
- A-NPM · 1
- A-NSN · 1
All 7, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Matthew1 occurrence
Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 5:39χρηστόςchrēstosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularAnd no one after drinking old wine wants new, for he says, ‘The old is better.’”here: good
- Luke 6:35χρηστόςchrēstosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularBut love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.here: kind