ΧΡΗΣΤΕΥΣΩΜΕΘΑ, χρηστευσωμεθα
CHRĒSTEUSŌMETHA, chrēsteusōmetha
Sounds Like: khray-STEV-so-meh-tha
Translations: let us be kind, let us show ourselves kind, let us act kindly
From the root: ΧΡΗΣΤΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means to be kind, to show oneself kind, or to act kindly. It is used to describe the act of demonstrating goodness or benevolence towards others. In this form, it is a hortatory subjunctive, suggesting an exhortation or encouragement to perform the action.
Inflection: First Person Plural, Aorist, Subjunctive, Middle Voice
Strong’s number: G5541 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 14:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΡΗΣΤΕΥΩ.
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.
- ΧΡΗΣΤΕΥ — be kind, show kindness, act kindly, be good, be useful
- ΧΡΗΣΤΕΥΕΤΑΙ — is kind, shows kindness, acts kindly, is benevolent
- ΧΡΗΣΤΕΥΩ — to be kind, to show oneself useful, to be good, to be gracious
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