Strong G2173εὔχρηστος
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- Transliteration
- euchrēstos
- Pronunciation
- yoo'-khrays-tos
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
Detailed definition
εὔ-χρηστος, -ον
(εὖ, χράομαι), [in LXX: Pro.31:13 (חֵפֶץ), Wis.13:13 *;]
useful, serviceable: with dative of person(s), 2Ti.2:21; id. before εἰς, with dative of thing(s), 2Ti.4:11; opposite to ἄχρηστος, Phm 11.†
(AS)
(εὖ, χράομαι), [in LXX: Pro.31:13 (חֵפֶץ), Wis.13:13 *;]
useful, serviceable: with dative of person(s), 2Ti.2:21; id. before εἰς, with dative of thing(s), 2Ti.4:11; opposite to ἄχρηστος, Phm 11.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2173 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- profitable2
- meet1
- use1
First verses
- 2 Timothy 2:21If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.
- 2 Timothy 4:11Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.
- Philemon 1:11Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:
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Detailed Greek dictionary
εὔχρηστ-ος, ον,
also -η, ον [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th-6th c.AD: Orphica “Fragmenta” 272)]: (χράομαι):— useful, serviceable, ἔν τινι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἀγμῶν” 16 (_superlative_))]; πρός τι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 777b, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.8.5, etc.; εἴς τι 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 5.40 (_superlative_))]; of persons, with dative, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PPetr.” 3p.153 (3rd c.BC))]; τῷ δήμῳ [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“Inscription Prien.” 102.5 (2nd-1st c.BC))]; σκεῦος εὔ. τῷ δεσπότῃ [NT (NT.2Tim.2.21)]; εὔχρησται ἡμέραι, in astrology, [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th-6th c.AD: Orphica “Fragmenta” 272)]. adverb -τως [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Chrysippus Stoicus 2.334; εὐ. ἔχειν πρός τι 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 3.73.5, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “Tactica - Griechische Kriegsschriftsteller” 3.2.)]
II easy to execute, διίππευσις [Refs ([prev. work] 18.4.)]
also -η, ον [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th-6th c.AD: Orphica “Fragmenta” 272)]: (χράομαι):— useful, serviceable, ἔν τινι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἀγμῶν” 16 (_superlative_))]; πρός τι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 777b, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.8.5, etc.; εἴς τι 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 5.40 (_superlative_))]; of persons, with dative, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PPetr.” 3p.153 (3rd c.BC))]; τῷ δήμῳ [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“Inscription Prien.” 102.5 (2nd-1st c.BC))]; σκεῦος εὔ. τῷ δεσπότῃ [NT (NT.2Tim.2.21)]; εὔχρησται ἡμέραι, in astrology, [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th-6th c.AD: Orphica “Fragmenta” 272)]. adverb -τως [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Chrysippus Stoicus 2.334; εὐ. ἔχειν πρός τι 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 3.73.5, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “Tactica - Griechische Kriegsschriftsteller” 3.2.)]
II easy to execute, διίππευσις [Refs ([prev. work] 18.4.)]