ΧΡΕΙΑΝ, χρειαν
CHREIAN, chreian
Sounds Like: KHREH-ee-an
Translations: need, a need, necessity, a necessity, use, a use, business, service
From the root: ΧΡΕΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a need, necessity, or requirement. It can also denote a use, purpose, or a specific business or service. It is often used to express what is lacking or what is required for a particular situation.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5532 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
Codex Sinaiticus
- Tobit — 5:7, 5:12
- Job — 31:16
- Sirach — 32:2, 39:33
- Mark — 14:63
- Luke — 9:11
- John — 13:10
- 1 Thessalonians — 4:9, 4:12, 5:1
- Hebrews — 5:12
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 19:294
- Book 2 — 6:146
- Book 4 — 8:276
- Book 5 — 8:282
- Book 6 — 5:87
- Book 7 — 7:158
- Book 8 — 1:3, 7:178, 8:228
- Book 11 — 3:63, 5:138
- Book 16 — 2:45, 7:203
- Book 19 — 4:241
Josephus' The Jewish War
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
Pseudo-Baruch
- The Greek Apocalypse of Baruch (3 Baruch) — 4:9
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Chronicles — 2:16
- Ezra (Alpha) — 8:17
- Tobit — 5:7, 5:12
- 1 Maccabees — 3:28
- 2 Maccabees — 2:15, 8:20
- Proverbs — 18:2
- Job — 31:16
- Wisdom — 13:16
- Sirach — 13:6, 15:12, 29:3, 35:2, 39:33
- Isaiah — 13:17
- Daniel (Theodotion) — 3:16
- Daniel (Old Greek) — 3:16
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 3:14, 6:8, 9:12, 14:16, 21:3, 26:65
- Mark — 2:17, 2:25, 11:3, 14:63
- Luke — 5:31, 9:11, 15:7, 19:31, 19:34, 22:71
- John — 2:25, 13:10, 13:29, 16:30
- Acts — 2:45, 4:35
- 1 Corinthians — 12:21, 12:24
- Ephesians — 4:28
- Philippians — 4:16, 4:19
- 1 Thessalonians — 1:8, 4:9, 4:12, 5:1
- Hebrews — 5:12, 10:36
- 1 John — 2:27, 3:17
- Revelation — 3:17, 21:23, 22:5
Twelve Disciples
- The Didache — 1:5
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΡΕΙΑ.
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.
- ΤΑΙΣΧΡΕΙΑΙΣ — (to) needs, (to) necessities, (to) uses, (to) services, (to) businesses
- ΤΑΣΧΡΕΙΑΣ — the needs, the necessities, the uses, the services, the duties
- ΧΡΕΑ — needs, necessities, uses, services, duties, businesses
- ΧΡΕΙΑ — need, a need, necessity, a necessity, use, a use, service, a service, business, a business, lack, a lack
- ΧΡΕΙΑΙΣ — needs, necessities, uses, services, wants, (to) needs, (to) necessities, (to) uses, (to) services, (to) wants
- ΧΡΕΙΑΣ — of need, of necessity, of use, of service, of business, of duty
- ΧΡΕΙΕΤΑΙ — it is necessary, it is needful, it is proper, it is fitting, it is required, there is need, one needs
- ΧΡΕΙΣΑΙ — to need, to have need, to use, to require, to be necessary
- ΧΡΕΙΣΤΩΝ — (of) need, (of) necessity, (of) usefulness, (of) service, (of) business, (of) a need, (of) a necessity, (of) a usefulness, (of) a service, (of) a business
- ΧΡΕΙΩ — need, necessity, use, a use, a necessity, a need, business, service, duty, (of) need, (to) need
- ΧΡΕΙΩΝ — of needs, of necessities, of uses, of services, of duties, of business, of affairs, of requirements, of wants
- ΧΡΙΑΙΣ — needs, necessities, uses, services, advantages, benefits
- ΧΡΙΑΝ — need, a need, necessity, use, service
- ΧΡΙΑΣ — of need, of necessity, of use, of business, of service, of want, of lack, of requirement, of occasion, of purpose
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