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χρηστός

MainId: 005427000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: χ

StrongCodes: G5543

BaseForms:

BaseFormID: 005427001000000
PartsOfSpeech: adjc.
Inflections:
1. Lemma: χρηστός
  BaseFormIndex: 1
  Realizations: -ή, -όν
RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'χράομαι', 'Meanings': []}
LEXMeanings:
1. LEXID: 005427001001000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 65.25
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Value
  LEXSubDomains: Good, Bad
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2022-06-03 16:56:48
    DefinitionShort: pertaining to being superior for a particular purpose or use
    Glosses: ['fine', 'better']
    Comments: In a number of languages it may be necessary to translate {S:04200503900022} as ‘the old wine tastes better’ or ‘the old wine is fine to the taste’ or, in an idiomatic expression, ‘the old wine makes the tongue dance.’
  LEXReferences: LUKE 5:39
2. LEXID: 005427001002000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 88.9
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior
  LEXSubDomains: Goodness
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2022-06-03 16:56:48
    DefinitionShort: pertaining to being useful and benevolent
    Glosses: ['good', 'useful', 'suitable']
  LEXReferences: 1COR 15:33
3. LEXID: 005427001003000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 88.68
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior
  LEXSubDomains: Kindness, Harshness
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2022-06-03 16:56:48
    DefinitionShort: (derivative of {L:χρηστεύομαι} ‘to act kindly,’ {D:88.67}) pertaining to being kind
    Glosses: ['kind', 'gracious']
    Comments: In a number of languages the equivalent of ‘God is kind’ is ‘God is good to’ or ‘God does what is good for.’
  LEXReferences: LUKE 6:35, ROM 2:4, EPH 4:32, 1PET 2:3
4. LEXID: 005427001004000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 22.40
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Trouble, Hardship, Relief, Favorable Circumstances
  LEXSubDomains: Easy, Light
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2022-06-03 16:56:48
    DefinitionShort: pertaining to that which is pleasant or easy, with the implication of suitability
    Glosses: ['pleasant', 'easy']
    Comments: In a number of languages it is necessary to translate χρηστός by a negativized equivalent, for example, ‘it is not difficult to bear.’
  LEXReferences: MAT 11:30