Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
profitable
Usage: χρήσιμος, -η, -ον (χράομαι), [in LXX: Gen.37:26 בֶּצַע etc. ;] useful: 2Ti.2:14.† (AS)
Strong's Number
G5539
Language
Greek
Linked Usages
14
Books
10
Strong's G5539 Quick Answer
Strong's G5539 χρήσιμος (chresimos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. chresimos (khray'-see-mos) adj. 1. serviceable [from G5540] It has 14 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include profit. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
- Meaning
- chresimos (khray'-see-mos) adj. 1. serviceable [from G5540]
- Usage
- 14 linked usages
- Books
- 10 indexed books
- Corpus
- New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
- Usage Words
- profit
Meaning and Definition
chresimos (khray'-see-mos) adj. 1. serviceable [from G5540] KJV: profit Root(s): G5540
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5539. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's G5539 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render chresimos, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
profit
2 Timothy 2:14
How Strong's G5539 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha with 8 linked usages.
- This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
- Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
In the Septuagint (LXX)
Strong's G5539 (χρήσιμος) appears 14 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
- 2 Maccabees 12:12 — χρησίμους
- Letter of Jeremiah 1:58 — χρήσιμον
- Ezekiel 15:4 — χρήσιμον
- Genesis 37:26 — χρήσιμον
- Proverbs 17:17 — χρήσιμοι
Strong's G5539 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's G5539 in the New Testament
1 indexed usage in New Testament.
Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.
Strong's G5539 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
5 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And Judah said to his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
And let brethren be useful in distress; For on this account are they born.
It is only given to the fire to be consumed; the fire consumes that which is yearly pruned of it, and it is utterly gone. Will it be useful for any work?
Strong's G5539 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha
8 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
When she heard these things she was very sorrowful, so that she thought to have strangled herself; and she said, I am the only daughter of my father, and if I do this, it shall be a reproach unto him, and I shall bring his old age with sorrow unto the grave.
To whom the angel said, Open the fish, and take the heart and the liver and the gall, and put them up safely.
Then Judas, thinking indeed that they would be profitable in many things, granted them peace: whereupon they shook hands, and so they departed to their tents.
Usage Excerpts
First 14 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5539.
And Judah said to his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
And let brethren be useful in distress; For on this account are they born.
It is only given to the fire to be consumed; the fire consumes that which is yearly pruned of it, and it is utterly gone. Will it be useful for any work?
Take the things of the captivity from the chief men, and from the useful men of it, and from them that have understood it; and thou shalt enter in that day into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah that came out of Babylon.
And the crown shall be to them that wait patiently, and to the useful men of the captivity, and to them that have known it, and for the favor of the son of Zephaniah, and for a psalm in the house of the Lord.
Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.
When she heard these things she was very sorrowful, so that she thought to have strangled herself; and she said, I am the only daughter of my father, and if I do this, it shall be a reproach unto him, and I shall bring his old age with sorrow unto the grave.
To whom the angel said, Open the fish, and take the heart and the liver and the gall, and put them up safely.
Then Judas, thinking indeed that they would be profitable in many things, granted them peace: whereupon they shook hands, and so they departed to their tents.
And if a man love righteousness, Her labors are virtues: For she teacheth temperance and prudence, Justice and fortitude: Which are such things, as men can have nothing more profitable in their life.
Now a carpenter that felleth timber, after he hath sawn down a tree meet for the purpose, And taken off all the bark skillfully round about, And hath wrought it handsomely, And made a vessel thereof fit for the service of man’s life;
Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them: And if they be for thy profit, keep them with thee.
The power of the earth is in the hand of the Lord, And in due time he will set over it one that is profitable.
Whose gold, and silver, and garments wherewith they are clothed, they that are strong do take, and go away withal: neither are they able to help themselves.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5539, grouped by book.
Genesis 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Timothy 1 usage, New Testament
Tobit 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Letter of Jeremiah 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Strong's G5539 FAQ
What does chresimos (χρήσιμος) mean?
Chresimos (Strong's G5539) is a Greek word most simply glossed "profit". chresimos (khray'-see-mos) adj. 1. serviceable [from G5540]
How many times is chresimos (χρήσιμος) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 14 linked usages for Strong's G5539 across 10 books.
Where can I study chresimos (χρήσιμος) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5539 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
What English words translate chresimos (χρήσιμος)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as profit. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Does Strong's G5539 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?
Yes. The current local index includes 5 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 8 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G5539, with linked reader references where each row is available.