ΕΧΡΕΙΣΑ, εχρεισα
ECHREISA, echreisa
Sounds Like: ekh-REI-sa
Translations: he used, she used, it used, he needed, she needed, it needed, he had need, she had need, it had need
From the root: ΧΡΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the third person singular, aorist active indicative form of the verb 'χράομαι' (chraomai), meaning 'to use' or 'to need'. It describes a past action completed at a specific point in time, indicating that 'he, she, or it' used something or had a need for something. It is often found in contexts where resources, tools, or services are employed, or where a necessity arises.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Indicative, Third Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G5530 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Psalms — 88:21
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΡΑΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΠΕΧΡΗΣΕΝ — it was sufficient, it was enough, it sufficed
- ἘΧΡΗΝὈΝΤΑΣ — it was necessary, it was fitting, it was proper
- ἘΧΡΗΣΑΝ — they used, they employed, they dealt with
- ΕΧΡΑΝ — they used, they consulted, they proclaimed, they uttered
- ΧΡΑΩ — to use, to make use of, to treat, to deal with, to employ, to furnish, to supply, to give, to lend
- ΧΡΕΙΣΑΣ — to anoint, to consecrate, to smear, to rub
- ΧΡΗΣΗ — use, make use of, treat, deal with, consult, need, have need of, be in need of
- ΧΡΗΣΟΝ — lend, give, furnish
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