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chrēstos G5543

χρηστός (chrēstos) means “good/kind” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

χρηστός Greek · G5543 7 tagged occurrences in 7 verses

Pronunciation guide: khrase-tos' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G5543

χρηστός · chrēstos · good/kind

χρηστός, -ή, -όν (χράομαι), [in LXX chiefly for טוֹב (frequently of God: Psa.25:8, al.), also for יָקָר (Eze.27:22 28:13), יָשָׁר (Pro.2:21 א A) ;] serviceable, good; (a) of things, good, pleasant: of food (as often in cl.), οἶνος, Luk.5:39; ζυγός, Mat.11:30 (EV, easy); in ethical sense, ἤθη, 1Co.15:33; (b) of persons, good, kind, gracious: Eph.4:32; of God, Luk.6:35, 1Pe.2:3; τ. χρηστὸν (= ἡ χρηστότης) τοῦ θεοῦ, Rom.2:4. † (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

useful, gentle, pleasant, kind.

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How translators render G5543

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
kind 2
better 1
good 1
is easy 1
is good 1
kindness 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
kind 2
better 1
easy 1
good 1
gracious 1
the goodness 1

Verses containing G5543

Page 1 of 1. 7 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. Matthew 11:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

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  2. Luke 5:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And no one after drinking old wine wants new, for he says, ‘The old is better.’”

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  3. Luke 6:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

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  4. Romans 2:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?

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  5. 1 Corinthians 15:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”

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  6. Ephesians 4:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

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  7. 1 Peter 2:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.

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Sources and text

Data created by www.STEPBible.org based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). STEPBible data · License.

We convert source tables to JSON, expand grammar labels and count tagged words. Greek counts use the SBL edition in TAGNT. Hebrew counts use the main reading in TAHOT, including Qere readings and restored text. Source numbering follows NRSV; alternate references appear where supplied.

Berean Standard Bible translation tables, public domain, Berean Bible. CrossWire KJV 3.1 , public domain text with Bible Foundation and KJV2003 Project tags, licensed for any purpose. Dodson Greek Lexicon , CC0. Strong’s Hebrew dictionary , Open Scriptures transcription, CC BY-SA; converted Hebrew entries retain those terms. Greek pronunciation spellings come from Strong's Greek dictionary, XML edition 1.4 , public domain.

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