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χάρις
cháris · Greek · Strong's G5485 · 155 occurrences
The KJV renders 19 different Hebrew and Greek words as “gift”
What it means
graciousness (as gratifying), of manner or act (abstract or concrete; literal, figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; including gratitude)
from G5463 (χαίρω);
How the KJV renders it
acceptable, benefit, favour, gift, grace, joy, liberality, pleasure, thanks, worthy
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“gift”
also renders
dōreá (G1431), merismós (G3311), dóma (G1390), dósis (G1394), dōron (G1435), chárisma (G5486), dṓrēma (G1434), ʼeshkâr (H814), minchâh (H4503), masʼêth (H4864), mattân (H4976), mattᵉnâʼ (H4978), mattânâh (H4979), mattâth (H4991), nâdân (H5083), nissêʼth (H5379), shachad (H7810), tᵉrûwmâh (H8641)“joy”
also renders
chaírō (G5463), kaucháomai (G2744), agallíasis (G20), euphrosýnē (G2167), gîyl (H1523), gîylâh (H1525), chedvâh (H2305), ṭûwb (H2898), mâsôws (H4885), rinnâh (H7440), sûws (H7797), simchâh (H8057), sâsôwn (H8342), tᵉrûwʻâh (H8643)“pleasure”
also renders
thélēma (G2307), hēdonḗ (G2237), ʼavvâh (H185), chêsheq (H2837), ṭôwb (H2896), nephesh (H5315), ʻêden (H5730), rᵉʻûwth (H7470), râtsôwn (H7522), simchâh (H8057), shaʻshuaʻ (H8191)“acceptable”
also renders
euárestos (G2101), apódektos (G587), euprósdektos (G2144), bâchar (H977), chêphets (H2656)“benefit”
also renders
agathós (G18), euergesía (G2108), gᵉmûwl (H1576), yâṭab (H3190), tagmûwl (H8408)Answers that weigh this word
Where it appears
155 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 1:3 · N-NSF
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 1:4 · N-DSF
I always thank my God concerning you for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus,
1 Corinthians 3:10 · N-ASF
According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another builds on it. But let each man be careful how he builds on it.
1 Corinthians 10:30 · N-DSF
If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced for something I give thanks for?
1 Corinthians 15:10 · N-DSF
But by the grace of God I am what I am. His grace which was given to me was not futile, but I worked more than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
1 Corinthians 15:57 · N-NSF
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 16:3 N-ASF1 Corinthians 16:23 N-NSF1 Peter 1:2 N-NSF1 Peter 1:10 N-GSF1 Peter 1:13 N-ASF1 Peter 2:19 N-NSF1 Peter 2:20 N-NSF1 Peter 3:7 N-GSF1 Peter 4:10 N-GSF1 Peter 5:5 N-ASF1 Peter 5:10 N-GSF1 Peter 5:12 N-ASF1 Thessalonians 1:1 N-NSF1 Thessalonians 5:28 N-NSF1 Timothy 1:2 N-NSF1 Timothy 1:12 N-ASF1 Timothy 1:14 N-NSF1 Timothy 6:21 N-NSF2 Corinthians 1:2 N-NSF2 Corinthians 1:12 N-DSF2 Corinthians 1:15 N-ASF2 Corinthians 2:14 N-NSF2 Corinthians 4:15 N-NSF2 Corinthians 6:1 N-ASF2 Corinthians 8:1 N-ASF2 Corinthians 8:4 N-ASF2 Corinthians 8:6 N-ASF2 Corinthians 8:7 N-DSF2 Corinthians 8:9 N-ASF2 Corinthians 8:16 N-NSF2 Corinthians 8:19 N-DSF2 Corinthians 9:8 N-ASF2 Corinthians 9:14 N-ASF2 Corinthians 9:15 N-NSF2 Corinthians 12:9 N-NSF2 Corinthians 13:13 N-NSF2 John 1:3 N-NSF2 Peter 1:2 N-NSF2 Peter 3:18 N-DSF2 Thessalonians 1:2 N-NSF2 Thessalonians 1:12 N-ASF2 Thessalonians 2:16 N-DSF2 Thessalonians 3:18 N-NSF2 Timothy 1:2 N-NSF2 Timothy 1:3 N-ASF2 Timothy 1:9 N-ASF2 Timothy 2:1 N-DSF2 Timothy 4:22 N-NSFActs 2:47 N-ASFActs 4:33 N-NSFActs 6:8 N-GSFActs 7:10 N-ASFActs 7:46 N-ASFActs 11:23 N-ASF
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