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χρηστός

MainId: 005427000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: χ

StrongCodes: G5543

BaseForms:

1. 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