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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

χαρά

Lemmaχαρά
Citation formχαρά, ᾶς, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
Glossjoy, gladness
Strong’sG5479
Transliterationchará
Definitioncheerfulness, i.e. calm delight
KJV glosses:--gladness, X greatly, (X be exceeding) joy(-ful, -fully, -fulness, -ous).
Derivationfrom
SBLGNT occurrences57

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
χαρά
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Luke 1:14
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Galatians 5:22
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — 1 Thessalonians 2:20
χαρὰ
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Luke 15:10
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Luke 15:7
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — John 15:11
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — John 16:24
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — John 3:29
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Acts 8:8
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Romans 14:17
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — 2 Corinthians 2:3
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — 1 Thessalonians 2:19
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — James 4:9
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — 1 John 1:4
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — 2 John 1:12
noun, vocative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----VSF-) — Philippians 4:1
χαρᾷ
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — John 3:29
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Romans 15:32
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — 2 Corinthians 7:13
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — 2 Corinthians 7:4
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — 1 Thessalonians 3:9
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — 1 Peter 1:8
χαρὰν
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Matthew 2:10
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Matthew 25:21
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Matthew 25:23
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Luke 2:10
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — John 16:20
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — John 16:21
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — John 16:22
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — John 17:13
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Acts 15:3
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Philippians 1:25
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Philippians 2:2
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Philemon 1:7
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — James 1:2
χαράν
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — 3 John 1:4
χαρᾶς
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Matthew 13:20
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Matthew 13:44
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Matthew 28:8
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Mark 4:16
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Luke 10:17
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Luke 24:41
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Luke 24:52
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Luke 8:13
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Acts 12:14
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Acts 13:52
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Romans 15:13
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — 2 Corinthians 1:24
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — 2 Corinthians 8:2
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Philippians 1:4
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Philippians 2:29
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Colossians 1:11
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — 1 Thessalonians 1:6
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — 2 Timothy 1:4
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Hebrews 10:34
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Hebrews 12:11
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Hebrews 12:2
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Hebrews 13:17

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: χαρα.

Additional Greek lexicons

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