Strong's Concordance chréstotés: goodness, excellence, uprightness Original Word: χρηστότης, τητος, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: chréstotés Phonetic Spelling: (khray-stot'-ace) Short Definition: goodness, benignity, kindness Definition: goodness, uprightness, kindness, gentleness. HELPS Word-studies 5544 xrēstótēs (a noun, derived from 5543 /xrēstós, "useful, profitable") – properly, useable, i.e. well-fit for use (for what is really needed); kindness that is also serviceable. 5544 /xrēstótēs ("useful kindness") refers to meeting real needs, in God's way, in His timing (fashion). Hence 5544 (xrēstótēs) is listed as a fruit of the Holy Spirit (Gal 5:22). With the believer, 5544 /xrēstótēs ("divine kindness") is the Spirit-produced goodness which meets the need and avoids human harshness (cruelty). "We have no term that quite carries this notion of kind and good" (WP, 1, 92). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5544: χρηστότηςχρηστότης, χρηστητος, ἡ (χρηστός); 1. moral goodness, integrity: Romans 3:12 (from Psalm 13:3 2. benignity, kindness: Romans 2:4; 2 Corinthians 6:6; Galatians 5:22; Colossians 3:12; Titus 3:4; ἡ χρηστότης τίνος ἐπί τινα, Romans 11:22 (opposed to ἀποστομια (which see)); Ephesians 2:7. (The Sept.; Euripides, Isaeus, Diodorus, Josephus, Aelian, Herodian; often in Plutarch) (See Trench, Synonyms, § lxiii.) From chrestos; usefulness, i.e. Morally, excellence (in character or demeanor) -- gentleness, good(-ness), kindness. see GREEK chrestos Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 554410 Occurrences χρηστότης — 3 Occ. χρηστότητα — 3 Occ. χρηστότητι — 3 Occ. χρηστότητος — 1 Occ. Romans 2:4 N-GFS GRK: πλούτου τῆς χρηστότητος αὐτοῦ καὶ NAS: of the riches of His kindness and tolerance KJV: of his goodness and INT: riches of the kindness of him and Romans 3:12 N-AFS Romans 11:22 N-AFS Romans 11:22 N-NFS Romans 11:22 N-DFS 2 Corinthians 6:6 N-DFS Galatians 5:22 N-NFS Ephesians 2:7 N-DFS Colossians 3:12 N-AFS Titus 3:4 N-NFS |
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