adjective

euchrēstos

Greekεὔχρηστος (euchrēstos)

Strong’sG2173

useful, serviceable

stem euchrēst-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

useful3×

What it means

εὔ-χρηστος, -ον

(εὖ, χράομαι), [in LXX: Pr 31:13 (חֵפֶץ), Wi 13:13 *;]

useful, serviceable: c. dat. pers., II Ti 2:21; id. seq. εἰς, c. dat. rei, II Ti 4:11; opp. to ἄχρηστος, Phm 11.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2173 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidyoo'-khrays-tos

easily used, i.e. useful

Fromfrom G2095 and G5543;

King Jamesprofitable, meet for use.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	euchrēstos1×εὔχρηστος	euchrēstas	euchrēstem1×εὔχρηστον	euchrēstois	euchrēstais	euchrēsteim
object accusative	euchrēston1×εὔχρηστον	euchrēstan		euchrēstoin	euchrēstain
direct address vocative	euchrēstor	euchrēstar		euchrēstoir	euchrēstair
of, belonging to genitive	euchrēstou	euchrēstau	euchrēsteu	euchrēstoiu	euchrēstaiu	euchrēsteiu
to, for dative	euchrēsto	euchrēsta	euchrēste	euchrēstoi	euchrēstai	euchrēstei

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

euchrēststem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

euchrēst 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

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

euchrēstos“useful”subjectnominative singular1×

2 Timothy 4:11“useful”Loukos atō monos meta mu. Markon analambaratos agasōr meta siautou, atō gar mi euchrēstos eis diakonian,Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is useful to me in the ministry.

euchrēston“useful”objectaccusative singular1×

Philemon 1:11“useful”ton pote si achrēston nuni de si kai mi euchrēston,Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.

euchrēstem“useful”subject or objectdirect singular1×

2 Timothy 2:21“useful”ean oun tinos ekkathairateia heauton apo houteiu, eti skeuem eis timan, hagiazirētem, euchrēstem to despoto, eis pantem ergem agathem hetoimazirētem.So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work.