χάρισμα
charisma (chárisma)
/khar'-is-mah/
“a gift of grace, a free gift”
Primary meaning: a gift of grace, a free gift. Strong's: a (divine) gratuity, i.e. deliverance (from danger or passion); (specially), a (spiritual) endowment, i.e. (subjectively) religious qualification, or (objectively) miraculous faculty. Lexical nuances: a gift of grace, a free gift , esp. of extraordinary operations of the Spirit in the Apostolic Church, but including all spiritual graces and endowments (Lft., Notes , 148 f.): Ro 1:11 5:15, 16 6:23 11:29 12:6 , I Co 1:7 7:7 12:4 , 9 , 28 , 30, 31 , II Co 1:11 , I Ti 4:14 , II Ti 1:6 , I Pe 4:10 .†
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
from G5483 (χαρίζομαι);
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
free gift
Key Biblical Occurrences (8)
Foundational passages where χάρισμα (charisma) carries significant theological or narrative weight.