UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: χρῆσις; -εως

Related lemmas: χράομαι

Sense 1: sexual function, sexual use

Semantic entry: 23.65

Semantic domains: Physiological Processes and States

Subdomains: Sexual Relations

Definition: the sexual function or use of the same or opposite sex

Notes: It is often possible to refer to ‘natural sexual function’ as ‘sexual relations with the opposite sex’ or ‘men having sexual relations with women.’ ‘That which is contrary to nature’ may be expressed often as ‘men having sexual relations with men’ and ‘women having sexual relations with women.’ In many societies homosexuality is almost unknown, but there are always ways of speaking about such relations in a euphemistic manner.

ROM 1:26: RV ROM 1:26 · LV ROM 1:26 · Read together ROM 1:26

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OET-RV ROM 1:26

26 Because of that, God reluctantly let them exercise their dishonourable passions, and their women exchanged natural behaviours for unnatural ones,

OET-LV ROM 1:26

26 Because _of this, gave _over them the god to passions of _dishonour, which for both female of _them exchanged the natural usage into the contrary _to nature,

ROM 1:27: RV ROM 1:27 · LV ROM 1:27 · Read together ROM 1:27

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OET-RV ROM 1:27

27 and similarly their men deserted the natural behaviours towards women, and stoked their lusts towards each other—man with man, and the shame that it produces, and then received back in themselves the payment which is appropriate for such deception.

OET-LV ROM 1:27

27 and likewise also the male having _left the natural usage of _the female, were _burned in the desire of _them toward one _another, male with male the shame producing, and the recompense which it _was _fitting of _the deception of _them, in themselves taking _back.

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

χρῆσις

Form 1

Sense 1: sexual function, sexual use