Lexical Summary chrēstos: serviceable, good Original Word: χρηστόςTransliteration: chrēstos Phonetic Spelling: (khrase-tos') Part of Speech: Adjective Short Definition: serviceable, good Meaning: serviceable, good Strong's Concordance better, easy, gracious, kind. From chraomai; employed, i.e. (by implication) useful (in manner or morals) -- better, easy, good(-ness), gracious, kind. see GREEK chraomai Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5543: χρηστόςχρηστός, χρηστη, χρηστόν (χράομαι), from Herodotus down, the Sept. for טוב; 1. properly, fit for use, useful; virtuous, good: ἤθη χρηστά, 1 Corinthians 15:33 ((Treg. χρηστά (but cf. Buttmann, 11)), see ἦθος, 2). 2. manageable, i. e. mild, pleasant (opposed to harsh, hard, sharp, bitter): of things, χρηστότερός οἶνος, pleasanter, Luke 5:39 (here T Tr text χρηστός; so WH in brackets) (of wine also in Plutarch, mor., p. 240 d. (i. e. Lacaen. apophtheg. (Gorgias 2); p. 1073 a. (i. e. de com. notit. 28)); of food and drink, Plato, de rep. 4, p. 438 a.; σῦκα, the Sept. Jeremiah 24:3, 5); ὁ ζυγός (opposed to burdensome), Matthew 11:30 (A. V. easy); of persons, kind, benevolent: of God, 1 Peter 2:3 (A. V. gracious) from Psalm 33:9 |
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