verb
chrēsteuemō
Greekχρηστεύομαι (chrēsteuomai)
Strong’sG5541
I am kind
stem chrēsteu-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† 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.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| chrēsteuetōχρηστεύεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle 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 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 | chrēsteuemō | chrēsteueme | chrēsteuemi | chrēsteuema | chrēsteuemē | chrēsteuemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | chrēsteuesō | chrēsteuese | chrēsteuesi | chrēsteuesa | chrēsteuesē | chrēsteueselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chrēsteuetō1×χρηστεύεται | chrēsteuete | chrēsteueti | chrēsteueta | chrēsteuetē | chrēsteuetelē |
| we 1st person plural | chrēsteuenō | chrēsteuene | chrēsteueni | chrēsteuena | chrēsteuenē | chrēsteuenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | chrēsteuevō | chrēsteueve | chrēsteuevi | chrēsteueva | chrēsteuevē | chrēsteuevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | chrēsteuelō | chrēsteuele | chrēsteueli | chrēsteuela | chrēsteuelē | chrēsteuelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chrēsteuemeiō | chrēsteuemeia | chrēsteuemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | chrēsteueseiō | chrēsteueseia | chrēsteueseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chrēsteueteiō | chrēsteueteia | chrēsteueteiē |
| we 1st person plural | chrēsteueneiō | chrēsteueneia | chrēsteueneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | chrēsteueveiō | chrēsteueveia | chrēsteueveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | chrēsteueleiō | chrēsteueleia | chrēsteueleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | chrēsteuesōr | chrēsteuesar | chrēsteuesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chrēsteuetōr | chrēsteuetar | chrēsteuetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | chrēsteuevōr | chrēsteuevar | chrēsteuevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | chrēsteuelōr | chrēsteuelar | chrēsteuelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chrēsteuemoiō | chrēsteuemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | chrēsteuesoiō | chrēsteuesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chrēsteuetoiō | chrēsteuetoia |
| we 1st person plural | chrēsteuenoiō | chrēsteuenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | chrēsteuevoiō | chrēsteuevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | chrēsteueloiō | chrēsteueloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | chrēsteuerō | chrēsteueri | chrēsteuera | chrēsteuerē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | chrēsteuerōtos | chrēsteueritos | chrēsteueratos | chrēsteuerētos |
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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
chrēsteuetō“kind”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 13:4“kind”Tas agapas makrothumatō, chrēsteuetō tas agapas, ouk zēlatō tas agapas, ouk perpereuetō, ouk fusiitō,Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.