King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G5541
Transliteration: chrēsteuomai
Phonetic Spelling: (khraste-yoo'-om-ahee)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to be kind
Meaning: to be kind
χρηστεύομαι; (χρηστός, which see); to show oneself mild, to be kind, use kindness: 1 Corinthians 13:4. (Ecclesiastical writings, as Eusebius, h. e. 5, 1, 46; τίνι, toward one, Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 13, 2 [ET]; 14, 3 [ET].)
Word Summary
chrēsteuomai: to be kind
Original Word: χρηστεύομαιTransliteration: chrēsteuomai
Phonetic Spelling: (khraste-yoo'-om-ahee)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to be kind
Meaning: to be kind
Strong's Concordance
be kind. Middle voice from chrestos; to show oneself useful, i.e. Act benevolently -- be kind.
see GREEK chrestos
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5541: χρηστεύομαιχρηστεύομαι; (χρηστός, which see); to show oneself mild, to be kind, use kindness: 1 Corinthians 13:4. (Ecclesiastical writings, as Eusebius, h. e. 5, 1, 46; τίνι, toward one, Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 13, 2 [ET]; 14, 3 [ET].)