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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

χρηστότης

Lemmaχρηστότης
Citation formχρηστότης, ητος, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
Glossgoodness, benignity, kindness
Strong’sG5544
Transliterationchrēstótēs
Definitionusefulness, i.e. morally, excellence (in character or demeanor)
KJV glosses:--gentleness, good(-ness), kindness.
Derivationfrom
SBLGNT occurrences8

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
χρηστότης
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Romans 11:22
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Galatians 5:22
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Titus 3:4
χρηστότητα
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Romans 11:22
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Romans 3:12
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Colossians 3:12
χρηστότητι
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Romans 11:22
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — 2 Corinthians 6:6
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Ephesians 2:7
χρηστότητος
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Romans 2:4

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

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

Additional Greek lexicons

Compare the biblical entry for χρηστότης with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.