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Strong's G5543 χρηστός (chrestos)

Chrestos means “employed” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H5543 — callu (“Sallai”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G5543
Language Greek
Linked Usages 40
Books 18

Strong's G5543 Quick Answer

Strong's G5543 χρηστός (chrestos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. chrestos (khrase-tos') adj. 1. employed 2. (by implication) useful (in manner or morals) It has 40 linked Bible usages across 18 books. Visible English usage signals include easy, better, good, manners, and gracious. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
chrestos (khrase-tos') adj. 1. employed 2. (by implication) useful (in manner or morals)
Usage
40 linked usages
Books
18 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
easy, better, good, manners, and gracious

Meaning and Definition

chrestos (khrase-tos') adj. 1. employed 2. (by implication) useful (in manner or morals) [from G5530] KJV: better, easy, good(-ness), gracious, kind Root(s): G5530

Original Word
χρηστός
Transliteration
chrestos
Derivation
Root: χράομαι R1: 5530
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5543. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

good/kind

Usage: χρηστός, -ή, -όν (χράομαι), [in LXX chiefly for טוֹב (frequently of God: Psa.25:8, al.), also for יָקָר (Eze.27:22 28:13), יָשָׁר (Pro.2:21 א A) ;] serviceable, good; __(a) of things, good, pleasant: of food (as often in cl.), οἶνος, Luk.5:39; ζυγός, Mat.11:30 (EV, easy); in ethical sense, ἤθη, 1Co.15:33; __(b) of persons, good, kind, gracious: Eph.4:32; of God, Luk.6:35, 1Pe.2:3; τ. χρηστὸν (= ἡ χρηστότης) τοῦ θεοῦ, Rom.2:4. † (AS)

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How Strong's G5543 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render chrestos, 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.

How Strong's G5543 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch. 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 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 27 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.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G5543 (χρηστός) appears 34 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G5543 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 G5543 in the New Testament

7 indexed usages in New Testament.

Luke 5:39 KJV

No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.

Luke 6:35 KJV

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

Strong's G5543 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

27 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Job 31:31 Septuagint / Brenton

And if too my handmaids have often said, Oh that we might be satisfied with his flesh (Whereas I was very kind:

Psalms 24:8 Septuagint / Brenton

Good and upright is the Lord: Therefore will he instruct sinners in the way.

Psalms 33:9 Septuagint / Brenton

Taste and see that the Lord is good: Blessed is the man who hopes in him.

Strong's G5543 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

5 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 8:56 Septuagint / Brenton

And when I had weighed it, I delivered unto them six hundred and sixty talents of silver, and silver vessels of a hundred talents, and a hundred talents of gold,

1 Maccabees 6:11 Septuagint / Brenton

And I thought with myself, Into what tribulation am I come, and how great a flood of misery is it wherein now I am! for I was bountiful and beloved in my power.

2 Maccabees 1:24 Septuagint / Brenton

And the prayer was after this manner: O Lord, Lord God, Creator of all things, who art fearful and strong, and righteous, and merciful, and the only and gracious King,

Strong's G5543 in 1 Enoch

1 indexed usage in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 32:1 Septuagint / Brenton

And after these fragrant odours, as I looked towards the north over the mountains I saw seven mountains full of choice nard and fragrant trees and cinnamon and pepper.

Usage Excerpts

First 40 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5543.

Job 31:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if too my handmaids have often said, Oh that we might be satisfied with his flesh (Whereas I was very kind:
Psalms 24:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Good and upright is the Lord: Therefore will he instruct sinners in the way.
Psalms 33:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Taste and see that the Lord is good: Blessed is the man who hopes in him.
Psalms 51:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I will give thanks to thee forever, for thou hast done it: And I will wait on thy name; For it is good before thy saints.
Psalms 68:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Hear me, O Lord; for thy mercy is good: According to the multitude of thy compassions look upon me.
Psalms 85:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For thou, O Lord, art kind, and gentle; And plenteous in mercy to all that call upon thee.
Psalms 99:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the Lord is good, his mercy is forever; And his truth endures to generation and generation.
Psalms 105:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord; for he is good: For his mercy endures forever.
Psalms 106:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; For his mercy endures forever.
Psalms 108:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But thou, O Lord, Lord, deal mercifully with me, for thy name’s sake: For thy mercy is good.
Psalms 111:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The good man is he that pities and lends: He will direct his affairs with judgment.
Psalms 118:39 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Take away my reproach which I have feared: For thy judgments are good.
Psalms 118:68 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Good art thou, O Lord; therefore in thy goodness Teach me thine ordinances.
Psalms 135:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord: for he is good: For his mercy endures forever.
Psalms 144:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The Lord is good to those that wait on him; And his compassions are over all his works.
Proverbs 2:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the upright shall dwell in the earth, And the holy shall be left behind in it.
Jeremiah 24:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The one basket was full of very good figs, as the early figs; and the other basket was full of very bad figs, which could not be eaten, for their badness.
Jeremiah 24:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? and I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the bad, very bad, which cannot be eaten, for their badness.
Jeremiah 24:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; As these good figs, so will I acknowledge the Jews that have been carried away captive, whom I have sent forth out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for good.
Jeremiah 40:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
the voice of gladness, and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of men saying, Give thanks to the Lord Almighty: for the Lord is good; for his mercy endures forever: and they shall bring gifts into the house of the Lord; for I will turn all the captivity of that land as before, said the Lord.
Jeremiah 51:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For we will surely perform every word that shall proceed out of our mouth, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour drink offerings to her, as we and our fathers have done, and our kings and princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: and so we were filled with bread, and were well, and saw no evils.
Jeremiah 52:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the kings that were with him in Babylon,
Ezekiel 27:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, these were thy merchants, with choice spices, and precious stones: and they brought gold to thy market.
Ezekiel 28:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou wast in the delight of the paradise of God; thou hast bound upon thee every precious stone, the sardius, and topaz, and emerald, and carbuncle, and sapphire, and jasper, and silver, and gold, and ligure, and agate, and amethyst, and chrysolite, and beryl, and onyx: and thou hast filled thy treasures and thy stores in thee with gold.
Daniel 2:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
It was an image, the head of which was of fine gold, its hands and breast and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of brass,
Daniel 3:89 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For his mercy endureth forever.
Nahum 1:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The Lord is good to them that wait on him in the day of affliction; and he knows them that reverence him.
Matthew 11:30 New Testament, KJV
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
Luke 5:39 New Testament, KJV
No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.
Luke 6:35 New Testament, KJV
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Romans 2:4 New Testament, KJV
Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
1 Corinthians 15:33 New Testament, KJV
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
Ephesians 4:32 New Testament, KJV
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
1 Peter 2:3 New Testament, KJV
If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
1 Esdras 8:56 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And when I had weighed it, I delivered unto them six hundred and sixty talents of silver, and silver vessels of a hundred talents, and a hundred talents of gold,
1 Maccabees 6:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And I thought with myself, Into what tribulation am I come, and how great a flood of misery is it wherein now I am! for I was bountiful and beloved in my power.
2 Maccabees 1:24 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And the prayer was after this manner: O Lord, Lord God, Creator of all things, who art fearful and strong, and righteous, and merciful, and the only and gracious King,
2 Maccabees 9:19 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Antiochus, king and governor, to the good Jews his citizens wisheth much joy, health, and prosperity:
Wisdom of Solomon 15:1 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But thou, our God, art gracious and true, Long-suffering, and in mercy ordering all things.
1 Enoch 32:1 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
And after these fragrant odours, as I looked towards the north over the mountains I saw seven mountains full of choice nard and fragrant trees and cinnamon and pepper.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5543, grouped by book.

Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 14 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 2 usages, New Testament
Romans 1 usage, New Testament
1 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
Ephesians 1 usage, New Testament
1 Peter 1 usage, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 1 usage, 1 Enoch

Strong's G5543 FAQ

What does chrestos (χρηστός) mean?

Chrestos (Strong's G5543) is a Greek word most simply glossed "employed". chrestos (khrase-tos') adj. 1. employed 2. (by implication) useful (in manner or morals)

How many times is chrestos (χρηστός) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 40 linked usages for Strong's G5543 across 18 books.

Where can I study chrestos (χρηστός) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5543 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate chrestos (χρηστός)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as easy, better, good, manners, and gracious. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G5543 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 27 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 5 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G5543, with linked reader references where each row is available.