Greek noun (feminine) · G5544
χρηστότης
chrestoteskhray-stot'-ace
goodness, excellence, uprightness; goodness of heart, kindness
10 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: chrēstótēs
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G5544is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 6 of 27New Testament books
- 4spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G5544
usefulness, i.e. morally, excellence (in character or demeanor)
The King James renders it: gentleness, good(-ness), kindness.
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
chrestotes is rendered "goodness, excellence, uprightness; goodness of heart, kindness". It stands 10 times in the Greek text, across six books.
- Five of the uses stand in Romans, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "goodness, excellence, uprightness".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Romans 2:4Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
- The Greek text spells it four different ways.
The first use
Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
Romans 2:4χρηστότητος
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Five of the word's ten uses are in Romans.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: goodness, excellence, uprightness, and goodness of heart, kindness.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| goodness, excellence, uprightnessRom.3:12 (LXX). | Tagged as
| WhereRomans 3:12All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good… |
| goodness of heart, kindnessRom.2:4, 2Co.6:6, Gal.5:22, Col.3:12, Tit.3:4; before ἐπί, with accusative of person(s), Eph.2:7; id., opposite to ἀποτομία, Rom.11:22. | Tagged as
| WhereRomans 2:4Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience… |
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.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| χρηστός | chrestos | good/kind | Uses7 |
| χρῆσις | chresis | use | Uses2 |
| χρήσιμος | chresimos | profitable | Uses1 |
| χρηστεύομαι | chresteuomai | be kind | Uses1 |
| χρηστολογία | chrestologia | smooth talk | Uses1 |
All 10, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
4 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
- χρηστότης3
- χρηστότητα3
- χρηστότητι3
- χρηστότητος1
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular3N-ASF
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular3N-DSF
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular3N-NSF
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1N-GSF
Romans
five uses
Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
- χρηστότητοςchrestotetosnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: kindness
All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”
- χρηστότηταchrestotetanoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: good
Take notice, therefore, of the kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell, but kindness to you, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.
- χρηστότηταchrestotetanoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: kindness
- χρηστότηςchrestotesnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: kindness
- χρηστότητιchrestotetinoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: kindness
2 Corinthians
one use
in purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love;
- χρηστότητιchrestotetinoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: kindness
Galatians
one use
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
- χρηστότηςchrestotesnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: kindness
Ephesians
one use
in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.
- χρηστότητιchrestotetinoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: kindness
Colossians
one use
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
- χρηστότηταchrestotetanoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: kindness
Titus
one use
But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,
- χρηστότηςchrestotesnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: kindness
Where it leads
Trails through this word1
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.