noun · feminine
chrēstotas
Strong’sG5544
goodness, benignity, kindness
stem chrēstot-10 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books4 of 10 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.
χρηστότης, -ητος, ἡ
(< χρηστός), [in LXX for מוֺב and cogn. forms;]
SYN.: v.s. ἀγαθωσύνη.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5544 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkhray-stot'-ace
usefulness, i.e. morally, excellence (in character or demeanor)
Fromfrom G5543;
King Jamesgentleness, good(-ness), kindness.
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
goodness, honesty, uprightness, χρηστότητα ἀσκεῖν Refs 5th c.BC+; χρηστότητος εἵνεκα as a reward for honesty, LXX+4th c.BC+; ἀκολουθεῖ τῇ ἀρετῇ χ.) Refs 4th c.BC+; ἡ σὴ χ., as a honorific address, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II goodness of heart, kindness, Refs 4th c.BC+ (but in depreciatory sense, soft-heartedness, Refs 4th c.BC+; χ. καὶ φιλοστοργία, φιλανθρωπία καὶ χ., NT+1st c.AD+; ποιεῖν χρηστότητα to show kindness, LXX+1st c.BC+
II.2 simplicity, silly good nature, ἤθους ἀπλαστία μετ᾽ ἀλογιστίας, Refs 5th c.BC+
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
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | chrēstotas3×χρηστότης | chrēstotais |
| object accusative | chrēstotan3×χρηστότητα | chrēstotain |
| direct address vocative | chrēstotar | chrēstotair |
| of, belonging to genitive | chrēstotau1×χρηστότητος | chrēstotaiu |
| to, for dative | chrēstota3×χρηστότητι | chrēstotai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
chrēstota 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.
10 occurrences, every one of them listed
chrēstotas“kindness”subjectnominative singular3×
Romans 11:22… toin piptarantoin apotomias, epi de sin chrēstotas theou, ean epimenaseiō ta chrēstota, epei …… severity to those who fell, but kindness to you, if you continue in …
Galatians 5:22… pneumeu atō agapas, charas, eirēnas, makrothumias, chrēstotas, agathōsunas, pistias,… Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Titus 3:4hote de tas chrēstotas kai tas filanthrōpias epifanita tou sōtērou …But when the kindness of God our Savior and His …
chrēstotan“kindness”objectaccusative singular3×
Romans 3:12… ekklinala, hama achreiila; ouk atō poiarōntos chrēstotan, ouk atō heōs henou.… there is no one who does good, not even one.”
Romans 11:22ide oun chrēstotan kai apotomian theou; epi men toin …Take notice, therefore, of the kindness and severity of God: severity to …
Colossians 3:12… theou, hagiois kai agaporēntois, splanchneim oiktirmou, chrēstotan, tapeinofrosunan, prautan, makrothumian,… clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
chrēstotau“kindness”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Romans 2:4ē tou ploutou tau chrēstotau autou kai tau anochau kai tau …… you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that …
chrēstota“kindness”to, fordative singular3×
Romans 11:22… sin chrēstotas theou, ean epimenaseiō ta chrēstota, epei kai sis ekkoptisi.… you, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut …
2 Corinthians 6:6… hagnota, en gnōsia, en makrothumia, en chrēstota, en pneume hagie, en agapa anupokrita,in purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in …
Ephesians 2:7… huperballarōntem ploutem tau charitau autou en chrēstota epi nin en Christo Iēso.… of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.