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ΧΡΕΙΣΑΙ, χρεισαι
CHREISAI, chreisai
Sounds Like: khray-SAI
Translations: to need, to have need, to use, to require, to be necessary
From the root: ΧΡΕΙΑ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is an infinitive form of the verb 'χρειάζω' (chreiazō), meaning 'to need' or 'to have need of'. It describes the act of requiring something or finding something necessary. It can also mean 'to use' or 'to employ'. As an infinitive, it functions like a verbal noun, often translated with 'to' + verb.
Inflection: Aorist, Middle/Passive, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G5530 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Judges — 9:8
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
- ΧΡΕΙΑΝ — need, a need, necessity, a necessity, use, a use, business, service
- 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
- 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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