verb
chrēsteuomō
Strong’sG5541
I am kind
stem chrēsteu-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
*† χρηστεύομαι
(< χρηστός),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5541 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkhraste-yoo'-om-ahee
to show oneself useful, i.e. act benevolently
Frommiddle voice from G5543;
King Jamesbe kind.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
to be kind or merciful, NT
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| chrēsteuotōχρηστεύεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | kind | 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 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chrēsteuomō | chrēsteuome | chrēsteuomē | chrēsteuomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | chrēsteuosō | chrēsteuose | chrēsteuosē | chrēsteuoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chrēsteuotō1×χρηστεύεται | chrēsteuote | chrēsteuotē | chrēsteuotelē |
| we 1st person plural | chrēsteuonō | chrēsteuone | chrēsteuonē | chrēsteuonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | chrēsteuovō | chrēsteuove | chrēsteuovē | chrēsteuovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | chrēsteuolō | chrēsteuole | chrēsteuolē | chrēsteuolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chrēsteuomeiō | chrēsteuomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | chrēsteuoseiō | chrēsteuoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chrēsteuoteiō | chrēsteuoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | chrēsteuoneiō | chrēsteuoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | chrēsteuoveiō | chrēsteuoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | chrēsteuoleiō | chrēsteuoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | chrēsteuosōr | chrēsteuosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chrēsteuotōr | chrēsteuotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | chrēsteuovōr | chrēsteuovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | chrēsteuolōr | chrēsteuolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chrēsteuomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | chrēsteuosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chrēsteuotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | chrēsteuonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | chrēsteuovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | chrēsteuoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | chrēsteuorō | chrēsteuorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | chrēsteuorōntos | chrēsteuorēntos |
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
chrēsteu 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
chrēsteuotō“kind”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 13:4Tas agapas makrothumatō, chrēsteuotō tas agapas, ouk zēlatō tas agapas, …Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does …