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), rᵉʻûwth (H7470), râtsôwn (H7522), simchâh (H8057), shaʻshuaʻ (H8191)

“favour”

also renders chên (H2580), chănîynâh (H2594), chêçêd (H2617), châphêts (H2654), châphêts (H2655), ṭôwb (H2896), râtsôwn (H7522), shâlôwm (H7965), tᵉchinnâh (H8467)

“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)

“worthy”

also renders hikanós (G2425), kalós (G2570), ʼaddîyr (H117), bên (H1121), chayil (H2428)

“grace”

also renders euprépeia (G2143), chên (H2580), tᵉchinnâh (H8467)

“thanks”

also renders eucharistía (G2169)

Questions this word decides

Where it appears

155 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 1:3 N-NSF1 Corinthians 1:4 N-DSF1 Corinthians 3:10 N-ASF1 Corinthians 10:30 N-DSF1 Corinthians 15:10 N-DSF1 Corinthians 15:57 N-NSF1 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

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.