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χαρά (chara) means “joy” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

χαρά Greek · G5479 59 tagged occurrences in 57 verses

Pronunciation guide: khar-ah' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G5479

χαρά · chara · joy

χαρά, -ᾶς, ἡ (χαίρω), [in LXX for שִׂמְחָה, שָׂשׂוֹן, etc. ;] joy, delight: Luk.1:14 15:7, 10, Jhn.15:11 16:22, 24 17:13, Act.8:8, 2Co.1:24 7:13 8:2, Gal.5:22, Col.1:11, Php.2:2, 1Jn.1:4, 2Jn.12; opposite to κατήφεια, Jas.4:9; to λύπη, Jhn.16:20; χ. τῆς πίστεως, Php.1:25; ἀγαλλιᾶσθαι (χαίρειν, which see), χαρᾷ, Jhn.3:29, 1Pe.1:8; χ. ἔχειν, Phm 7; πληροῦν (-οῦσθαι) χαρᾶς, Act.13:52, Rom.15:13, 2Ti.1:4; ποιεῖν χ. μεγάλην, Act.15:3; ἀπὸ τῆς χ., Mat.13:44, Luk.24:41, Act.12:14; ἐν χ., Rom.15:32; μετὰ χαρᾶς, Mat.13:20 28:8, Mrk.4:16, Luk.8:13 10:17 24:52, Php.1:4 2:29, Heb.10:34 13:17; id. beforeπνεύματος ἁγίου, 1Th.1:6; χ. ἐν π. ἁ, Rom.14:17; χ. ἐπί, 2Co.7:4; διά, 1Th.3:9; ὅτι, Jhn.16:21; ἵνα, III Jn 4 By meton., of the cause or occasion of joy: Luk.2:10, 2Co.1:15, WH, txt., R, mg., Php.4:1, 1Th.2:19-20, Heb.12:2, Jas.1:2; ἡ χ. τ. κυρίου, Mat.25:21, 23.† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

joy, gladness, a source of joy.

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How translators render G5479

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
joy 46
with joy 2
a joy 1
enjoyable 1
joyfully 1
she was so overjoyed that 1
the joy 1
vvv 1
with great delight 1
your joy 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
joy 44
the joy 5
gladness 3
with joy 3
greatly 1
joyful 1
joyfulness 1
joyous 1
of 1
with 1

Verses containing G5479

Page 2 of 2. 57 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Hebrews 13:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.

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  2. James 1:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,

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  3. James 4:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom.

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  4. 1 Peter 1:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,

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  5. 1 John 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We write these things so that our joy may be complete.

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  6. 2 John 1:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come and speak with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

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  7. 3 John 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

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Sources and text

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