2001 Translation

CHRĒN, chrēn

Sounds Like: KHREN

Translations: it was necessary, it was proper, it was fitting, ought, should

From the root: ΧΡΗ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: ΧΡΗΝ is an impersonal verb form, meaning 'it was necessary' or 'it was proper'. It expresses an obligation or necessity that existed in the past. It is often used to indicate what ought to have been done or what was fitting under certain circumstances.

Inflection: Impersonal, Imperfect, Indicative, Active

Strong’s number: G5534 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 12 — 2:20
• Book 17 — 5:83, 5:108

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΡΗ.

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.

• ἘΧΡΗΝ — it was necessary, it was fitting, ought, should have
• ΧΡΗ — it is necessary, it is proper, one ought, must, should
• ΧΡΗΚΑΙ — unknown
• ΧΡΗΝΑΙ — it is necessary, it is proper, ought, must, to be necessary, to be proper

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