χρηστότης chrēstotēs

Greek word for “kindness” · Strong’s G5544 · used 10 times in 8 verses

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Meaning

χρηστότης, -ητος, ἡ; (χρηστός);

How it is translated

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

• kindness 9
• good 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Romans 2 (1), Romans 3 (1), Romans 11 (1), 2 Corinthians 6 (1), Galatians 5 (1), Ephesians 2 (1), Colossians 3 (1), Titus 3 (1)

Forms

• χρηστότητα 3
• χρηστότης 3
• χρηστότητι 3
• χρηστότητος 1

Words used with it

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

• μακροθυμία makrothumia “patience” 4
• πλοῦτος ploutos “riches” 2
• ἀγάπη agapē “love” 2
• ἅγιος hagios “holy” 2
• πνεῦμα pneuma “spirit/breath” 2

Key verses

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

• Romans 2:4 — Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
• Romans 3:12 — They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
• Romans 11:22 — Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou…
• 2 Corinthians 6:6 — By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,
• Galatians 5:22 — But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
• Ephesians 2:7 — That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
• Colossians 3:12 — Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
• Titus 3:4 — But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

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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.