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χρηστός

Transliteration: chrestos · adjective

7x in NTFirst: Matt 11:30
Meaninguseful, gentle, pleasant, kind
Part of speechadjective
Frequency7x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsχρηστὸς, χρηστός, χρηστὸν, χρηστὰ, χρηστοί
Example versesMatt 11:30 · Luke 5:39 · Luke 6:35 · Rom 2:4 · 1Cor 15:33
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What kind of word is χρηστός?

χρηστός (chrestos) is a adjective that occurs 7 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “useful, gentle, pleasant, kind” and first appears in Matt 11:30.

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