ΧΡΗΣΤΕ, χρηστε
CHRĒSTE, chrēste
Sounds Like: KHRAY-steh
Translations: good, kind, useful, a good person, a kind person
From the root: ΧΡΗΣΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word, 'CHRESTE', is an inflected form of the adjective 'CHRESTOS'. It describes something or someone as good, kind, or useful. It can also be used as a noun to refer to a good or kind person. In the provided examples, it appears to be used in a vocative sense, addressing someone as 'good one' or 'kind one', or potentially as a dative singular form of the adjective 'CHRESTOS' meaning 'to the good/kind one'. Given the context of the examples, it's most likely a vocative addressing God or a person, or a dative form related to 'χρηστεύω' (to show oneself kind). However, 'ΧΡΗΣΤΕ' itself is most commonly the vocative singular masculine/feminine of 'ΧΡΗΣΤΟΣ' (chrestos), meaning 'O good one' or 'O kind one'. It can also be the dative singular masculine/neuter of 'ΧΡΗΣΤΟΣ'.
Inflection: Singular, Vocative, Masculine or Feminine; or Singular, Dative, Masculine or Neuter
Strong’s number: G5543 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΡΗΣΤΟΣ.
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.
- ΕΧΡΗΣΤΟΙ — good, useful, kind, pleasant, excellent, upright
- ΧΡΗΣΤΑ — good, useful, kind, pleasant, good things, useful things
- ΧΡΗΣΤΑΙΣ — to good, to kind, to useful, to pleasant, to benevolent
- ΧΡΗΣΤΑΣ — good, kind, useful, pleasant, excellent
- ΧΡΗΣΤΕΥΕΣΘΕ — be kind, show kindness, act kindly
- ΧΡΗΣΤΕΥΣΗ — kindness, goodness, a kindness, a goodness
- ΧΡΗΣΤΗ — good, useful, kind, pleasant, a good, a useful, a kind, a pleasant
- ΧΡΗΣΤΗΝ — useful, a useful (thing), good, a good (thing), kind, a kind (person), pleasant, a pleasant (thing)
- ΧΡΗΣΤΟ — good, useful, kind, pleasant, easy, gentle
- ΧΡΗΣΤΟΙ — good, kind, useful, gracious
- ΧΡΗΣΤΟΙΣ — good, kind, useful, excellent, a good one, a kind one, a useful one, a excellent one
- ΧΡΗΣΤΟΝ — useful, good, kind, pleasant, easy, a useful thing, a good thing
- ΧΡΗΣΤΟΣ — good, kind, useful, easy, gentle, a good one, a kind one
- ΧΡΗΣΤΟΤΑΤΟΙ — most useful, most kind, most good, most excellent, most gracious
- ΧΡΗΣΤΟΤΕΡΑΣ — of kinder, of more useful, of better, of more gracious
- ΧΡΗΣΤΟΤΕΡΟΝ — better, kinder, more useful, a better thing, a kinder thing, a more useful thing
- ΧΡΗΣΤΟΤΗΤΑ — goodness, kindness, uprightness, a goodness, a kindness, an uprightness
- ΧΡΗΣΤΟΥ — (of) good, (of) useful, (of) kind, (of) excellent, (of) pleasant
- ΧΡΗΣΤΟΥΣ — good, useful, kind, pleasant, a good one, a useful one, a kind one, a pleasant one
- ΧΡΗΣΤΩ — (to) good, (to) useful, (to) kind, (to) serviceable, (to) a good one, (to) a useful one
- ΧΡΗΣΤΩΝ — of good, of useful, of kind, of excellent, of pleasant
- ΧΡΗΣΤΩΣ — kindly, well, good, beneficially, usefully
- ΧΡΗΤΟΣ — good, kind, useful, pleasant, easy, gentle
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