2001 Translation

CHRĒSTO, chrēsto

Sounds Like: KHRAY-stos

Translations: good, useful, kind, pleasant, easy, gentle

From the root: ΧΡΗΣΤΟΣ

Part of Speech: Adjective

Explanation: This word describes something or someone as good, useful, kind, or pleasant. It can refer to a person's character, indicating they are benevolent or gentle, or to a thing, suggesting it is fit for purpose or beneficial. In some contexts, it can also mean 'easy' or 'light,' particularly when describing a burden or yoke.

Inflection: Singular, Masculine or Neuter, Nominative or Accusative

Strong’s number: G5543 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• Psalms — 51:11

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
• 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)
• 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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