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Koine Greek wordlink #115628

SR GNT 1 Cor 7:21 χρῆσαι (ⱪraʸsai) ‘free to become rather resort_to it’ Strongs=55300 Lemma=χraō
Word role=verb mood=imperative tense=aorist voice=middle person=2nd number=singular
Year=59 AD Refers to Word #114343

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Only use of identical word form χρῆσαι (V-MAM2··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘χρῆσαι’ (V-MAM2··S) is always and only glossed as ‘resort_to it’.

1 Cor 7:21 ‘free to become rather resort_to it’ SR GNT 1 Cor 7:21 word 13

OET-LV: 21 Slave you _were _called? Not to _you it _let _be _caring, but if also you _are _being _able free to _become, rather resort _to it. (CO1_7:21)

OET-RV: 21 Were you a slave when you were called? Don’t be concerned about that (but indeed, if you’re able to become free, then take the opportunity) (CO1 7:21)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘χraō’ have 12 different glosses: ‘be giving_treatment’, ‘have resorted’, ‘having given_treatment’, ‘may_be resorting’, ‘I may give_treatment’, ‘I resorted’, ‘they were resorting’, ‘we are resorting’, ‘we resorted’, ‘lend’, ‘resort_to it’, ‘using’.

Key: V=verb