verb
chrēzamō
Strong’sG5535
I need
stem chrēz-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 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.
χρῄζω
(< χρή) [in LXX Jg 11:7, I Ki 17:18 A *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5535 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkhrade'-zo
to make (i.e. have) necessity, i.e. be in want of
Fromfrom G5532;
King James(have) need.
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
Refs 6th c.BC+present and imperfect (but see below Refs: Epic dialect and Ionic dialect χρηΐζω, as always in Refs 8th c.BC+; written χρηιίζω, Refs 5th c.BC+; also χρεΐζω, Refs 3rd c.BC+; Doric dialect χρῄζω Refs 5th c.BC+; also χρήζω Refs 3rd c.BC+; χρείζω Refs 2nd c.BC+: sicil. Doric dialect χρῄσδω Refs 3rd c.BC+; Megarian dialect Doric dialect χρῄδδω Refs 5th c.BC+: future χρῄσω Refs 5th c.BC+, Ionic dialect χρηΐσω Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist Ionic dialect χρηΐσαι probably Refs; participle χρηΐσαςRefs: (χρή):—want, lack, have need of, with genitive, χρηΐζοντα.. ἰητῆρος Refs 8th c.BC+; δύο χρῄσει [μεσοτάτων] Refs 5th c.BC+ [same place]: absolutely in participle χρηΐζων needy, poor, Refs 8th c.BC+
2 desire, long for, crave, χρηΐζειν ἀπεόντοςRefs 5th c.BC+; τοῦ μακροῦ χ. βίου Soph.Refs 5th c.BC+; an infinitive may frequently be supplied, φράζε.. ὅ τι χρῄζεις (i.e. φράζειν) Refs 5th c.BC+; τί δῆτα χρῄζει;Refs
2.b with accusative person et infinitive, ask or desire that one should do a thing, Refs 5th c.BC+; so with genitive person et infinitive, desire of one to do, Refs; in Trag., with infinitive only, desire to do a thing, Refs 5th c.BC+
2.c with double genitive person et of things, τῶνδε ἐγὼ ὑμέων χρηΐζων συνέλεξα hdt.Refs
2.d χρῄζειν παρά τινος with infinitive, Ps.-Refs 5th c.BC+
3 participle χρῄζων is used absolutely for εἰ χρῄζει, if one will, if one chooses, Refs 6th c.BC+; ἄλλα φανεῖ χρῄζων (i.e. Ἑρμῆς) if propitious, Refs; ἢν τὸν θεὸν χρῄζοντ᾽ ἔχῃ Refs 5th c.BC+; ποταγγελλέτω ὁ χρῄζων, ={ὁ βουλόμενος}, Refs; also τὸ χρῇζον your solicitation, E.IA 1017.
II passive, χρησθείς is falsa lectio in 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| chrēzatōχρῄζει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | needs | 1× |
| chrēzanōχρῄζομεν | happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural | need | 1× |
| chrēzavōχρῄζετε | happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural | need | 2× |
| chrēzateiōχρῄζῃ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular | need | 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, 4 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chrēzamō | chrēzame | chrēzami | chrēzama | chrēzamē | chrēzamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | chrēzasō | chrēzase | chrēzasi | chrēzasa | chrēzasē | chrēzaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chrēzatō1×χρῄζει | chrēzate | chrēzati | chrēzata | chrēzatē | chrēzatelē |
| we 1st person plural | chrēzanō1×χρῄζομεν | chrēzane | chrēzani | chrēzana | chrēzanē | chrēzanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | chrēzavō2×χρῄζετε | chrēzave | chrēzavi | chrēzava | chrēzavē | chrēzavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | chrēzalō | chrēzale | chrēzali | chrēzala | chrēzalē | chrēzalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chrēzameiō | chrēzameia | chrēzameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | chrēzaseiō | chrēzaseia | chrēzaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chrēzateiō1×χρῄζῃ | chrēzateia | chrēzateiē |
| we 1st person plural | chrēzaneiō | chrēzaneia | chrēzaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | chrēzaveiō | chrēzaveia | chrēzaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | chrēzaleiō | chrēzaleia | chrēzaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | chrēzasōr | chrēzasar | chrēzasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chrēzatōr | chrēzatar | chrēzatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | chrēzavōr | chrēzavar | chrēzavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | chrēzalōr | chrēzalar | chrēzalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chrēzamoiō | chrēzamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | chrēzasoiō | chrēzasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chrēzatoiō | chrēzatoia |
| we 1st person plural | chrēzanoiō | chrēzanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | chrēzavoiō | chrēzavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | chrēzaloiō | chrēzaloia |
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 | chrēzarō | chrēzari | chrēzara | chrēzarē |
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 | chrēzarōntos | chrēzarintos | chrēzarantos | chrēzarēntos |
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
chrēz 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.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
chrēzatō“needs”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 11:8… anaideian autou egerirantos dōati auto hoseiu chrēzatō.… give him as much as he needs.
chrēzanō“need”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural1×
2 Corinthians 3:1Archonō palin heautoin sustēarō? ē mē chrēzanō hōs tinois sustatikaiu epistolaiu pros vin …… commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation …
chrēzavō“need”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural2×
Matthew 6:32… tos patros vu tos ouranios hoti chrēzavō houteiu hapanteiu.… your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
Luke 12:30… vu de tos patros oidatē hoti chrēzavō houteiu.… and your Father knows that you need them.
chrēzateiō“need”happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Romans 16:2… parastēaveia auta en he an vu chrēzateiō pragme, kai gar autas prostatias polloiu …… assist her with anything she may need from you. For she has been …