2001 Translation

Book   Chapter : Verse

Chapters

Select a book first.

Verses

Select a chapter first.

Display Mode

Typeface

CamelCase names

e.g. DaniEl instead of Daniel. Learn more.

Text Subheadings

Illustrations

God’s Name Circumlocutions

Learn more.

Name of God’s Son

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

This concordance database is in beta

That means it's an unfinished preview of what we're building and is still being refined and corrected. It was initially generated from Google Gemini 2.5. It will be edited and corrected over time, with additional information added as we go.

It is your responsibility to double-check anything important.

Please report any errors or important missing information.