Chrēsis χρῆσις
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| χρῆσις | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | chrēsis |
| Strong's number | G5540 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | use |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Chrēsis (Greek χρῆσις, Strong's G5540) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “use”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
χρῆσις, -εως, ἡ
(χράομαι), [in LXX: 1Ki.1:28 (שָׁאַל), Sir.18:8, al. ;]
use: in a sexual sense, Rom.1:26; with genitive obj., θηλείας, Rom.1:27 (for exx., see Thayer, see word).†
(AS)
(χράομαι), [in LXX: 1Ki.1:28 (שָׁאַל), Sir.18:8, al. ;]
use: in a sexual sense, Rom.1:26; with genitive obj., θηλείας, Rom.1:27 (for exx., see Thayer, see word).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | use (1), natural (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | relations (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Chrēsis, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Romans
- Romans 1:26For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.
- Romans 1:27And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).