King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G5534
Transliteration: chrē
Phonetic Spelling: (khray)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: it is necessary, fitting
Meaning: it is necessary, fitting
χρή; (from χράω, χραει contracted χρή); impors. verb, it is necessary; it behooves: followed by an infinitive James 3:10 ((Buttmann, §§ 131, 3; 132, 12). From Homer on. Synonym: see δεῖ, at the end.)
Word Summary
chrē: it is necessary, fitting
Original Word: χρήTransliteration: chrē
Phonetic Spelling: (khray)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: it is necessary, fitting
Meaning: it is necessary, fitting
Strong's Concordance
ought. Third person singular of the same as chraomai or chrao used impersonally; it needs (must or should) be -- ought.
see GREEK chraomai
see GREEK chrao
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5534: χρήχρή; (from χράω, χραει contracted χρή); impors. verb, it is necessary; it behooves: followed by an infinitive James 3:10 ((Buttmann, §§ 131, 3; 132, 12). From Homer on. Synonym: see δεῖ, at the end.)