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Name of God’s Son

ΧΡΕΙΕΤΑΙ, χρειεται

CHREIETAI, chreietai

Sounds Like: KHREI-e-tai

Translations: it is necessary, it is needful, it is proper, it is fitting, it is required, there is need, one needs

From the root: ΧΡΕΙΑ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is the third person singular, present indicative, middle/passive voice form of the verb 'χρῄζω' (chreizo) or 'χρειάζω' (chreiazo), meaning 'to need' or 'to have need of'. It is often used impersonally, conveying the sense of 'it is necessary' or 'there is a need for something'. It indicates that something is required or fitting in a given situation.

Inflection: Third Person Singular, Present Tense, Indicative Mood, Middle or Passive Voice

Strong’s number: G5535 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Unknown: Yes


Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΡΕΙΑ.

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.

  • ΤΑΙΣΧΡΕΙΑΙΣ — (to) needs, (to) necessities, (to) uses, (to) services, (to) businesses
  • ΤΑΣΧΡΕΙΑΣ — the needs, the necessities, the uses, the services, the duties
  • ΧΡΕΑ — needs, necessities, uses, services, duties, businesses
  • ΧΡΕΙΑ — need, a need, necessity, a necessity, use, a use, service, a service, business, a business, lack, a lack
  • ΧΡΕΙΑΙΣ — needs, necessities, uses, services, wants, (to) needs, (to) necessities, (to) uses, (to) services, (to) wants
  • ΧΡΕΙΑΝ — need, a need, necessity, a necessity, use, a use, business, service
  • ΧΡΕΙΑΣ — of need, of necessity, of use, of service, of business, of duty
  • ΧΡΕΙΣΑΙ — to need, to have need, to use, to require, to be necessary
  • ΧΡΕΙΣΤΩΝ — (of) need, (of) necessity, (of) usefulness, (of) service, (of) business, (of) a need, (of) a necessity, (of) a usefulness, (of) a service, (of) a business
  • ΧΡΕΙΩ — need, necessity, use, a use, a necessity, a need, business, service, duty, (of) need, (to) need
  • ΧΡΕΙΩΝ — of needs, of necessities, of uses, of services, of duties, of business, of affairs, of requirements, of wants
  • ΧΡΙΑΙΣ — needs, necessities, uses, services, advantages, benefits
  • ΧΡΙΑΝ — need, a need, necessity, use, service
  • ΧΡΙΑΣ — of need, of necessity, of use, of business, of service, of want, of lack, of requirement, of occasion, of purpose

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