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ΧΡΗΣΤΟΤΑΤΟΙ, χρηστοτατοι

CHRĒSTOTATOI, chrēstotatoi

Sounds Like: khray-sto-TAH-toy

Translations: most useful, most kind, most good, most excellent, most gracious

From the root: ΧΡΗΣΤΟΣ

Part of Speech: Adjective

Explanation: This word is the superlative form of the adjective 'χρηστός' (chrēstos), meaning 'useful,' 'good,' or 'kind.' As a superlative, it indicates the highest degree of these qualities, meaning 'most useful,' 'most kind,' or 'most excellent.' It describes something or someone that is supremely beneficial, benevolent, or morally good. It is used to commend or highlight the superior quality of a person or thing.

Inflection: Superlative, Plural, Nominative, Masculine or Feminine

Strong’s number: G5543 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Justin Martyr
  • First Apology of Justin Martyr — 4:1

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)
  • ΧΡΗΣΤΟ — good, useful, kind, pleasant, easy, gentle
  • 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
  • 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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