UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: χρηστότης; -ητος

Related lemmas: χράομαι

Sense 1: that which is useful, what is benevolent, benevolence

Semantic entry: 88.10

Semantic domains: Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior

Subdomains: Goodness

Definition: an event or activity which is useful or benevolent

Notes: In the case of χρηστός [source selector 000001][b] (88.9: χρηστός) and χρηστότης[a], an equivalent often contains an expression meaning ‘to help.’ For example, the expression ‘what is useful’ is often rendered as ‘that which helps people’ or ‘that which proves good for people.’

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12 Everyone has turned away,
⇔ it was a waste of time.
⇔ No one is being kind,
⇔ Not even one person.’

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12 All turned _away, together they _were _being _useless, not one there _is practicing kindness, not there _is as _much _as one.

Sense 2: to act kindly, to be kind, kindness

Semantic entry: 88.67

Semantic domains: Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior

Subdomains: Kindness, Harshness

Definition: to provide something beneficial for someone as an act of kindness

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4 Or maybe you’re taking advantage of God’s kindness and patience, without realising that his kindness was meant to lead you to turn away from your wrongdoing?

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4 Or of _the riches of _the kindness of _him, and of _the forbearance, and of _the patience you _are _despising, not _knowing that the kindness of_ the _god, to repentance you is _leading?

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22 So you can see both God’s kindness and his severity—those who disobeyed experienced his severity, but you experienced his kindness. Otherwise you’ll be pruned off, too,

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22 Therefore see, the_kindness and severity of_god, on on _one _hand the ones having _fallen, severity, on _the _other _hand to you, kindness of_god, if you _may _continue _on in _the kindness, otherwise also you will _be _being _cut _off.

All 7 recorded passages for this sense

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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

χρηστότης

Form 1

Sense 1: that which is useful, what is benevolent, benevolence

Sense 2: to act kindly, to be kind, kindness