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Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #5544 - χρηστότης

Transliteration

chrēstótēs

Phonetics

khray-stot'-ace

Root Word (Etymology)

from (G5543)

Parts of Speech

Noun Feminine

TDNT

9:489,1320

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

moral goodness, integrity
benignity, kindness

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2896 ‑ טוֹב (tobe); 2898 ‑ טוּב (toob);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

KJV (10)

Romans 5

2 Corinthians 1

Galatians 1

Ephesians 1

Colossians 1

Titus 1

NAS (10)

Romans 5

2 Corinthians 1

Galatians 1

Ephesians 1

Colossians 1

Titus 1

HCS (10)

Romans 5

2 Corinthians 1

Galatians 1

Ephesians 1

Colossians 1

Titus 1

BSB (10)

Romans 5

2 Corinthians 1

Galatians 1

Ephesians 1

Colossians 1

Titus 1

ESV (9)

Romans 5

Galatians 1

Ephesians 1

Colossians 1

Titus 1

WEB (11)

Romans 6

2 Corinthians 1

Galatians 1

Ephesians 1

Colossians 1

Titus 1

KJV (10)

gentleness 1

good 1

goodness 4

kindness 4

NAS (10)

GOOD 1

kindness 9

HCS (10)

His kindness 1

kindness 8

what is good 1

BSB (10)

[His] kindness 1

[of the] kindness 1

good 1

kindness 7

ESV (9)

good 1

goodness 1

kindness 7

WEB (11)

good 1

goodness 2

his goodness 1

in 1

kindness 4

the goodness 1

the kindness 1

RAH

N-APF 1

N-ASF 5

N-DSF 4

N-GSF 7

ANT

N-ASF 4

N-DSF 3

N-GSF 1

N-NSF 2

BEZ

N-ASF 4

N-DSF 3

N-GSF 1

N-NSF 2

BGB

N-AFS 3

N-DFS 3

N-GFS 1

N-NFS 3

BMT

N-ASF 4

N-DSF 3

N-GSF 1

N-NSF 2

BYZ

N-ASF 4

N-DSF 3

N-GSF 1

N-NSF 2

ELZ

N-ASF 4

N-DSF 3

N-GSF 1

N-NSF 2

NA26

N-ASF 3

N-DSF 3

N-GSF 1

N-NSF 3

SBL

N-ASF 3

N-DSF 3

N-GSF 1

N-NSF 3

SCV

N-ASF 4

N-DSF 3

N-GSF 1

N-NSF 2

STV

N-ASF 4

N-DSF 3

N-GSF 1

N-NSF 2

TIS

N-ASF 3

N-DSF 3

N-GSF 1

N-NSF 3

N-ASF 4

N-DSF 3

N-GSF 1

N-NSF 2

N-ASF 3

N-DSF 3

N-GSF 1

N-NSF 3

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

χρηστότης, ητος, ἡ,

goodness, honesty, uprightness, χρηστότητα ἀσκεῖν E. Supp. 872; μέγιστον ἀγαθόν ἐστι μετὰ νοῦ χ. Men. 788, cf. 472.1; χρηστότητος εἵνεκα as a reward for honesty, Aristopho 14.4 (troch.), Timocl. 8.17; ποιεῖν χ. LXX Psalms 14:3(13).3; ἀκολουθεῖ τῇ ἀρετῇ χ.) Arist. VV 1251b33; ἡ σὴ χ., as a honorific address, PGiss. 7.15 (ii A. D.), PLond. 2.411.6 (iv A. D.), etc.

II goodness of heart, kindness, Isaiah 2:7 (but in depreciatory sense, soft-heartedness, Men. 579); εὔνοιαν καὶ χ. παρέσχητο Hdn. 2.9.9; χ. καὶ φιλοστοργία, φιλανθρωπία καὶ χ., Plu. Agis 17, Comp.Dem.Cic. 3, cf. Luc. Tim. 8, D.C. 73.5; ἡ χ. καὶ ἡ φιλανθρωπία τοῦ θεοῦ Titus 3:4, cf. Romans 11:22, al.; χ. ἐθ' ἡμᾶς Ephesians 2:7; ποιεῖν χρηστότητα to show kindness, LXX Psalms 119:65(118).65; πολλὰ τῇ χ... κτῶνται Phld. Rh. 1.262S.

2. simplicity, silly good nature, ἤθους ἀπλαστία μετ' ἀλογιστίας, Pl. Def. 412e.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

χρηστότης, χρηστητος, ἡ (χρηστός);

1. moral goodness, integrity: Romans 3:12 (from Psalm 13:3 () (A. V. 'doeth good').

2. benignity, kindness: Romans 2:4; 2 Corinthians 6:6; Galatians 5:22; Colossians 3:12; Titus 3:4; ἡ χρηστότης τίνος ἐπί τινα, Romans 11:22 (opposed to ἀποστομια (which see)); Ephesians 2:7. (The Sept.; Euripides, Isaeus, Diodorus, Josephus, Aelian, Herodian; often in Plutarch) (See Trench, Synonyms, § lxiii.)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

χρηστότης , -ητος , ἡ

(<χρηστός ),

[in LXX for H2898 and cogn. forms;]

1. goodness, excellence, uprightness: Romans 3:12 (LXX).

2. goodness of heart, kindness: Romans 2:4, 2 Corinthians 6:6, Galatians 5:22, Colossians 3:12, Titus 3:4; seq. ἐπί , c. acc pers., Ephesians 2:7; id., opp. to ἀποτομία , Romans 11:22.

SYN.: see ἀγαθωσύνη G19.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

List of Word Forms

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