ΧΡΗΣΤΕΥΕΣΘΕ, χρηστευεσθε
CHRĒSTEUESTHE, chrēsteuesthe
Sounds Like: khray-STEV-es-theh
Translations: be kind, show kindness, act kindly
From the root: ΧΡΗΣΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is an inflected form of the verb 'χρηστεύομαι' (chresteyomai), which means 'to be kind' or 'to show oneself kind'. It describes the act of demonstrating goodness, benevolence, or kindness towards others. It is often used in the context of ethical or moral behavior, encouraging individuals to act with compassion and gentleness.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Imperative, Second Person, Plural
Strong’s number: G5540 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 13:2
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
- ΧΡΗΣΤΕ — good, kind, useful, a good person, a kind person
- 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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