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χρηστότης (chrestotes)

χρηστότης (chrestotes) (Greek Lexicon • G5544 • goodness, excellence, uprightness, goodness of heart, kindness): goodness, excellence, uprightness, goodness of heart, kindness. Primary meaning: goodness, excellence, uprightness, goodness of heart, kindness. Strong's: usefulness, i.e. morally, excellence (in character or demeanor). Lexical nuances: goodness, excellence, uprightness : Ro 3:12 (LXX) . goodness of heart, kindness : Ro 2:4 , II Co 6:6 , Ga 5:22 , Col 3:12 , Tit 3:4 ; seq. ἐπί , c. acc. pers., Eph 2:7 ; id., opp. to ἀποτομία , Ro 11:22 . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to The Septuagint (LXX) & Hellenistic Jewish Thought—Universal historical consensus that the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible produced in Alexandria (3rd-2nd c. BC) served as the primary scriptural text, theological vocabulary, and conceptual bridge for New Testament authors and early patristic Christianity.

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Uzziel (Generation 25 • Child of Kohath ): Uzziel is a biblical figure in Generation 25, child of Kohath . ( Exodus 6:18 , Numbers 3:19 , 1 Chronicles 6:2 , 1 Chronicles 6:18 , 1 Chronicles 23:12 ) (mentioned in Exodus 6 , Leviticus 10 , Numbers 3 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Adadah (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:22 .) Beth-togarmah (region. Referenced in Ezek 27:14 , Ezek 38:6 .) Recah (?. Referenced in 1 Chr 4:12 .) Angle (Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Chr 26:9 (identified with Jerusalem ).)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 2 Corinthians 6:6 : "By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,"; 2 Peter 1:7 : "And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity."; Acts 28:2 : "And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.". Related canonical books and chapters: Psalms 117 ( Psalms • Chapter 117 (2 verses)), Romans 2 ( Romans • Chapter 2 (29 verses)), Romans 3 ( Romans • Chapter 3 (31 verses)).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

χρηστότης
chrestotes (chrēstótēs) [khray-stot'-ace]
G5544 Greek noun feminine 10x
goodness, excellence, uprightness, goodness of heart, kindness

Primary meaning: goodness, excellence, uprightness, goodness of heart, kindness. Strong's: usefulness, i.e. morally, excellence (in character or demeanor). Lexical nuances: goodness, excellence, uprightness : Ro 3:12 (LXX) . goodness of heart, kindness : Ro 2:4 , II Co 6:6 , Ga 5:22 , Col 3:12 , Tit 3:4 ; seq. ἐπί , c. acc. pers., Eph 2:7 ; id., opp. to ἀποτομία , Ro 11:22 .

Derivation: from G5543 (χρηστός);
χαρίζομαι
charizomai (charízomai) [khar-id'-zom-ahee]
G5483 Greek verb 23x
to show favour or kindness, to give freely, bestow, to grant forgiveness, forgive freely

Primary meaning: to show favour or kindness, to give freely, bestow, to grant forgiveness, forgive freely. Strong's: to grant as a favor, i.e. gratuitously, in kindness, pardon or rescue. Lexical nuances: to show favour or kindness : c. dat. pers., Ga 3:18 .

Derivation: middle voice from G5485 (χάρις);
חֶסֶד
hesed (ḥesed) [KHEH-sed]
H2617 Hebrew noun masculine 247x
steadfast love, covenant loyalty, mercy

Covenant loyalty, lovingkindness, steadfast love, mercy; the core relational attribute of God by which He obligates Himself in grace to sustain His covenant promises.

Derivation: From חָסַד (H2616) to show kindness.
χάρις
charis (cháris) [khar'-ece]
G5485 Greek noun feminine 155x
gracefulness, grace, loveliness, graciousness, grace, graciousness, kindness, goodwill, favour

Primary meaning: gracefulness, grace, loveliness, graciousness, grace, graciousness, kindness, goodwill, favour, favour, grace. Strong's: graciousness (as gratifying), of manner or act (abstract or concrete; literal, figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; including gratitude). Lexical nuances: objectively, that which causes favourable regard, gracefulness, grace, loveliness of form, graciousness of speech (cl.; Ec 10:12 , Si 21:16 , al.): Col 4:6 ; λόγοι τ. χάριτος (gen. qual.), Lk 4:22 . Subjectively, on the part of the giver, grace, graciousness, kindness, goodwill, favour : Lk 2:52 , Ac 7:10 , al.; esp. in NT of the divine favour, grace , with emphasis on its freeness and universa...

Derivation: from G5463 (χαίρω);
χρηστός
chrestos (chrēstós) [khrase-tos']
G5543 Greek noun neuter 7x
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 .†

Derivation: from G5530 (χράομαι);
Adadah
51% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.186°N, 34.967°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:22 .

Beth-togarmah
49% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 40.066°N, 45.036°E

region. Referenced in Ezek 27:14 , Ezek 38:6 .

Recah
43% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Bethlehem 1 • 31.705°N, 35.210°E

?. Referenced in 1 Chr 4:12 .

Angle
40% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Chr 26:9 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Hadashah
39% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.680°N, 34.696°E

now Ibdis. Referenced in Josh 15:37 .

Gaza
36% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.525°N, 34.433°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 10:19 , Deut 2:23 , Josh 10:41 , Josh 11:22 , Josh 13:3 , Josh 15:47 .

Aram-maacah
35% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 33.200°N, 36.500°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Chr 19:6 .

Alexandrian Translation, Theological Vocabulary, Quoted in the New Testament, and Patristic Reception

Universal historical consensus that the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible produced in Alexandria (3rd-2nd c. BC) served as the primary scriptural text, theological vocabulary, and conceptual bridge for New Testament authors and early patristic Christianity.

Kinah
33% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Adadah • 31.186°N, 34.967°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:22 (identified with Adadah ).

סְגֻלָּה
segulla (sǝḡullâ) [seg-ool-LAW]
H5459 Hebrew noun feminine 8x
special treasure, prized possession

Valued property, royal treasure; used of Israel as Yahweh's treasured people set apart from all nations through grace (Exodus 19:5).

Derivation: From an unused root meaning to shut up, reserve.
τύπος
typos (týpos) [too'-pos]
G5179 Greek noun masculine 15x
mark, impression, impress, stamp

Primary meaning: mark, impression, impress, stamp, a figure, image. Strong's: a die (as struck), i.e. (by implication) a stamp or scar; by analogy, a shape, i.e. a statue, (figuratively) style or resemblance; specially, a sampler ("type"), i.e. a model (for imitation) or instance (for warning). Lexical nuances: the mark of a blow: τῶν ἥλων , Jo 20:25 .

Derivation: from G5180 (τύπτω);
Rembrandt — The Return of the Prodigal Son (1669)
IMAGE • artwork

Profound late masterwork by Rembrandt depicting the compassionate father embracing the kneeling repentant younger son from Christ 's parable in Luke 15 .

Rembrandt van Rijn • Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Uzziel
31% Gen 25
Generation 25 • Child of Kohath

Uzziel is a biblical figure in Generation 25, child of Kohath . ( Exodus 6:18 , Numbers 3:19 , 1 Chronicles 6:2 , 1 Chronicles 6:18 , 1 Chronicles 23:12 )

ταπεινοφροσύνη
tapeinophrosyne (tapeinophrosýnē) [tap-i-nof-ros-oo'-nay]
G5012 Greek noun feminine 7x
lowliness of mind, humility

Primary meaning: lowliness of mind, humility. Strong's: humiliation of mind, i.e. modesty. Lexical nuances: lowliness of mind, humility : Ac 20:19 , Eph 4:2 , Phl 2:3 , Col 3:12 , I Pe 5:5 ; of a false humility, Col 2:18 , 23 (rare outside of NT, but found in bad sense in FlJ, BJ, iv, 9, 2; also in Epictet., v. Tr., Syn. , § xlii).†

Derivation: from a compound of G5011 (ταπεινός) and the base of G5424 (φρήν);
Ayyah
31% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Gaza • 31.525°N, 34.433°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Chr 7:28 (identified with Gaza ).

Jagur
30% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Adadah • 31.186°N, 34.967°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:21 (identified with Adadah ).

Psalms 117
30% Chapter
Psalms • Chapter 117 (2 verses)

O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord.

Dimonah
30% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Adadah • 31.186°N, 34.967°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:22 (identified with Adadah ).

Jekabzeel
30% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Adadah • 31.186°N, 34.967°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 11:25 (identified with Adadah ).

Gustave Doré — Daniel in the Lions' Den (1866)
IMAGE • artwork

Daniel standing unharmed in the dark subterranean pit among calm lions under divine angelic protection.

Gustave Doré / La Grande Bible de Tours • La Grande Bible de Tours (1866) Public Domain Mark 1.0
Romans 2
Connected via χρηστότης (chrestotes) 29% Chapter
Romans • Chapter 2 (29 verses)

Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things. But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things. An... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .

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AUDIO • historical

Traditional monastic modal chant reflecting early Christian contemplative psalmody and medieval liturgical preservation.

Kevin MacLeod • Incompetech / Wikimedia Commons CC-BY 3.0
סֶלָה
sela (selâ) [SEH-lah]
H5542 Hebrew interjection / musical pause 74x
Selah, lift up, musical/theological pause

Musical, liturgical, and theological pause in the Psalms and Habakkuk, inviting solemn contemplation of great redemptive truths.

Derivation: Perhaps from סָלַל (H5549) to lift up, exalt.
קֶרֶן
qeren [KEH-ren]
H7161 Hebrew noun feminine 75x
horn, strength, royal dignity

Animal horn, altar corners; emblem of victorious power, regal dignity, and salvation: 'horn of David' (Psalm 132:17) and 'horn of my salvation' (Psalm 18:2).

Derivation: From קָרַן (H7160) to shoot horns/rays.
Romans 3
Connected via χρηστότης (chrestotes) 29% Chapter
Romans • Chapter 3 (31 verses)

What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God. For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .

Romans 11
Connected via χρηστότης (chrestotes) 28% Chapter
Romans • Chapter 11 (36 verses)

I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham , of the tribe of Benjamin . God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel ... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Benjamin , Jacob/Israel , Baal , David .

Galatians 5
Connected via χρηστότης (chrestotes) 28% Chapter
Galatians • Chapter 5 (26 verses)

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah.

Eder 2
28% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Adadah • 31.186°N, 34.967°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:21 (identified with Adadah ).

2 Corinthians 6
28% Chapter
2 Corinthians • Chapter 6 (18 verses)

We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.) Gi... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .

Scripture Passages (24)

By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,

And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus .

But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.

But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother.

And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites , lest I destroy you with them: for ye shewed kindness to all the children of Israel , when they came up out of Egypt . So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites .

And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the Lord, that I die not:

But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the Lord hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.

Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The Lord look upon it, and require it.

And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh –gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the Lord, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul , and have buried him.

And now the Lord shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.

Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ish–bosheth, and said, Am I a dog's head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David , that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman?

And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul , that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan 's sake?

And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul , that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet.

And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.

Then said David , I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon .

And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?

And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, which were meet to be given her, out of the king's house: and he preferred her and her maids unto the best place of the house of the women.

And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.

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