2001 Translation

CHRĒZĒ, chrēzē

Sounds Like: KHRAY-zay

Translations: needs, has need of, requires

From the root: ΧΡΉΙΖΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to need' or 'to have need of'. It describes a state of requiring something or someone. It is often used with a genitive case object to indicate what is needed.

Inflection: 3rd Person, Singular, Present, Active, Indicative

Strong’s number: G5535 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• Romans — 16:2

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• Romans — 16:2

From the same root

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

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.

• ἘΧΡΗΖΕΝ — needed, desired, wanted, had need of, was in need of
• ΧΡΗΖΕΙ — needs, wants, desires, requires, lacks
• ΧΡΗΖΟΝΤΑ — needing, wanting, desiring, having need of, lacking
• ΨΡΗΖΕΙ — needs, lacks, wants

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