preposition
charin
Greekχάριν (charin)
Strong’sG5484
on account of
stem charin-9 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books
Translated as
What it means
χάριν, v.s. χάρις.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5484 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkhar'-in
through favor of, i.e. on account of
Fromaccusative case of G5485 as preposition;
King Jamesbe-(for) cause of, for sake of, +…fore, X reproachfully.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.
Where it appears
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
charin9×
Luke 7:47“*”heu charin, legamō si, afiēkilē tais hamartais autau tais pollais, hoti agapata pollem; ho de oligem afiēkitō, oligem agapatō.Therefore I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven, for she has loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”
Galatians 3:19“because of”Tinem oun tos nomos? taiu parabasiaiu charin prostithita, achris hou erchateia tem spermem he epangellitē, diatassiratos dia angeloiu en cheira mesitou;Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.
Ephesians 3:1“on account of”Houteu charin mis Paulos tos desmios tou Christou Iēsu huper vu teiu ethneiuFor this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles...
Ephesians 3:14“on account of”Houteu charin kamptamō teim gonueim mu pros ton patēron,... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
1 Timothy 5:14“for”boulemō oun neoterain gamarō, teknogonarō, oikodespotarō, mēdenan aforman dōarō to antikeierōto loidoriau charin;So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.
Titus 1:5“on account of”Houteu charin apoleipama sin en Krēta hina teim leiparōteim epidiortheseia, kai kathistanaseia kata politan presbuteroin, hōs mis si diatassema,The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
Titus 1:11“for the sake of”hoin datō epistomizarō, hotinois holoin oikoin anatrepalō didaskarōtois heim mē datō aischreu kerdeu charin.who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.
1 John 3:12“for”ouk kathōs Kain ek tou ponērou ate kai sfazata ton adelfon autou; kai charin tineu sfazata auton? hoti teim ergeim autou ponēreim ate, teim de tou adelfou autou dikaieim.Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.
Jude 1:16“for”houtois alō gongustois, mempsimoirois, kata tain epithumiain autoiu poreuerōtois, kai tem stomem autoiu lalatō huperonkeim, thaumazarōtois prosōpeim ōfeleiau charin.These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.