χαίρω chairō

Greek word for “to rejoice” · Strong’s G5463 · used 74 times in 68 verses

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Meaning

χαίρω; 1. to rejoice, be glad:, 19:6, 37 22:5 23:8, 20:20, 8:39 11:23 13:48, 7:7 13:9, 3Jn.3;

How it is translated

Glosses given for chairō in context, with how often each is used:

• rejoice 14
• rejoicing 13
• do rejoice 10
• rejoiced 9
• will rejoice 4
• may rejoice 4
• greeting 3
• rejoices 2
• hail 2
• greetings! 2
• glad 2
• have rejoiced 2

Where it is used

Also in 4 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

2 Corinthians 7 (4), Philippians 2 (3), 2 John 1 (3), Luke 1 (2), Luke 15 (2), Luke 19 (2), John 16 (2), Acts 15 (2), Romans 12 (2), 2 Corinthians 13 (2)

Forms

• χαίρετε 10
• χαίρω 7
• χαίρειν 7
• χαίροντες 6
• ἐχάρησαν 5
• χαῖρε 5
• χαίρων 4
• χαίρει 3
• ἐχάρη 3
• χαρῆναι 2

Words used with it

Words that share verses with chairō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• χαρά chara “joy” 8
• ἀγαλλιάω agalliaō “to rejoice” 4
• εἴδω eidō “to perceive” 8
• συγχαίρω sugchairō “to rejoice with” 3
• λίαν lian “greatly” 3
• λύπη lupē “grief” 3
• λυπέω lupeō “to grieve” 3
• ἀλήθεια alētheia “truth” 4
• παρακαλέω parakaleō “to plead/comfort” 4
• μισθός misthos “wage” 3
• παράκλησις paraklēsis “encouragement” 3
• κλαίω klaiō “to weep” 3

Key verses

The verses using chairō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 5:12 — Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
• John 3:29 — He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s…
• John 16:20 — Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
• John 16:22 — And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
• Acts 11:23 — Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.
• Romans 12:12 — Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
• 2 Corinthians 6:10 — As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
• 2 Corinthians 13:11 — Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
• Philippians 3:1 — Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.
• Philippians 4:4 — Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
• James 1:1 — James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
• 1 Peter 4:13 — But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.