verb
chrēamō
Greekχρή (chrē)
Strong’sG5534
it is necessary, proper
stem chrē-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* χρή impers.
(< χράω, v. LS, s.v.),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5534 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| chrēatōχρή | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | ought | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chrēamō | chrēame | chrēami | chrēama | chrēamē | chrēamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | chrēasō | chrēase | chrēasi | chrēasa | chrēasē | chrēaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chrēatō1×χρή | chrēate | chrēati | chrēata | chrēatē | chrēatelē |
| we 1st person plural | chrēanō | chrēane | chrēani | chrēana | chrēanē | chrēanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | chrēavō | chrēave | chrēavi | chrēava | chrēavē | chrēavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | chrēalō | chrēale | chrēali | chrēala | chrēalē | chrēalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chrēameiō | chrēameia | chrēameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | chrēaseiō | chrēaseia | chrēaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chrēateiō | chrēateia | chrēateiē |
| we 1st person plural | chrēaneiō | chrēaneia | chrēaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | chrēaveiō | chrēaveia | chrēaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | chrēaleiō | chrēaleia | chrēaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | chrēasōr | chrēasar | chrēasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chrēatōr | chrēatar | chrēatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | chrēavōr | chrēavar | chrēavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | chrēalōr | chrēalar | chrēalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chrēamoiō | chrēamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | chrēasoiō | chrēasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chrēatoiō | chrēatoia |
| we 1st person plural | chrēanoiō | chrēanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | chrēavoiō | chrēavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | chrēaloiō | chrēaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | chrēarō | chrēari | chrēara | chrēarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | chrēarōtos | chrēaritos | chrēaratos | chrēarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
chrē is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
chrēatō“ought”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
James 3:10“ought”ek teu auteu stomeu exerchetō eulogias kai kataras. ouk chrēatō, adelfoir mu, houteim houtōs ginerō.Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!