χρηστός
“serviceable, good, good, pleasant, easy”
Primary meaning: serviceable, good, good, pleasant, easy, good, kind, gracious. Strong's: employed, i.e. (by implication) useful (in manner or morals). Lexical nuances: serviceable, good ; of things, good, pleasant : of food (as often in cl.), οἶνος , Lk 5:39 ; ζυγός , Mt 11:30 (EV, easy ); in ethical sense, ἤθη , I Co 15:33 ; of persons, good, kind, gracious : Eph 4:32 ; of God, Lk 6:35 , I Pe 2:3 ; τ. χρηστὸν (= ἡ χρηστότης ) τοῦ θεοῦ , Ro 2:4 .†
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
from G5530 (χράομαι);
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: טוֹב (good, pleasant, beneficial) -> χρηστός (serviceable, good, good, pleasant, easy)
LXX conceptual translation: H3368 -> χρηστός (serviceable, good, good, pleasant, easy)
LXX conceptual translation: יָשָׁר (upright, straight, pleasing) -> χρηστός (serviceable, good, good, pleasant, easy)
Key Biblical Occurrences (7)
Foundational passages where χρηστός (chrestos) carries significant theological or narrative weight.