Strong G5479χαρά

joy

Transliteration
chara
Pronunciation
khar-ah'
Morphology
Greek Noun (Feminine)

Definition

From G5463; cheerfulness that is calm delight: - gladness X greatly (X be exceeding) joy (-ful -fully -fulness -ous).

Detailed definition

χαρά, -ᾶς, ἡ
(χαίρω), [in LXX for שִׂמְחָה, שָׂשׂוֹן, etc.;]
joy, delight: Luk.1:14 15:7, 10, Jhn.15:11 16:22, 24 17:13, Act.8:8, 2Co.1:24 7:13 8:2, Gal.5:22, Col.1:11, Php.2:2, 1Jn.1:4, 2Jn.12; opposite to κατήφεια, Jas.4:9; to λύπη, Jhn.16:20; χ. τῆς πίστεως, Php.1:25; ἀγαλλιᾶσθαι (χαίρειν, which see), χαρᾷ, Jhn.3:29, 1Pe.1:8; χ. ἔχειν, Phm 7; πληροῦν (-οῦσθαι) χαρᾶς, Act.13:52, Rom.15:13, 2Ti.1:4; ποιεῖν χ. μεγάλην, Act.15:3; ἀπὸ τῆς χ., Mat.13:44, Luk.24:41, Act.12:14; ἐν χ., Rom.15:32; μετὰ χαρᾶς, Mat.13:20 28:8, Mrk.4:16, Luk.8:13 10:17 24:52, Php.1:4 2:29, Heb.10:34 13:17; id. beforeπνεύματος ἁγίου, 1Th.1:6; χ. ἐν π. ἁ, Rom.14:17; χ. ἐπί, 2Co.7:4; διά, 1Th.3:9; ὅτι, Jhn.16:21; ἵνα, III Jn 4 By meton., of the cause or occasion of joy: Luk.2:10, 2Co.1:15, WH, txt., R, mg., Php.4:1, 1Th.2:19-20, Heb.12:2, Jas.1:2; ἡ χ. τ. κυρίου, Mat.25:21, 23.†
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In the Bible

Strong G5479 appears in 58 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • joy51
  • gladness3
  • greatly1
  • joyful1
  • joyfully1
  • joyfulness1
  • joyous1
  • of1
  • with1

First verses

  1. Matthew 2:10
    When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
  2. Matthew 13:20
    But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
  3. Matthew 13:44
    Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
  4. Matthew 25:21
    His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
  5. Matthew 25:23
    His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
  6. Matthew 28:8
    And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.
  7. Mark 4:16
    And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
  8. Luke 1:14
    And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
  9. Luke 2:10
    And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
  10. Luke 8:13
    They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
  11. Luke 10:17
    And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
  12. Luke 15:7
    I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
  13. Luke 15:10
    Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
  14. Luke 24:41
    And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?
  15. Luke 24:52
    And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
  16. John 3:29
    He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
  17. John 15:11
    These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
  18. John 16:20
    Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
  19. John 16:21
    A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.
  20. John 16:22
    And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
χᾰρά, ἡ:
(χαίρω):— joy, delight, first in [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica “Papyrus fragments” in E. Diehl, 1.6, then in Trag. and (less frequently) in Comedy texts and Prose: with _genitive_, στόματος ἐν πρώτῃ χ.,)] of a hungry man, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 258)]; with genitive objecti, joy in or at a thing, μελέων [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 579 (Lyric poetry))]; πρὸς χαρὰν λόγων in accordance with joyous tidings, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 179 (variant{χάριν}))]; κέρτομος θεοῦ χ. a joy sent by some mocking god, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 1125; ἅμα χαρᾷ δακρυούσας 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 7.2.9; χ. ἐπί τινι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Definitiones” 413e; ἔδωκας ἡμῖν χ. 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 201; ἐλάβομεν χ. 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 1449 (Lyric poetry); ἐμπλῆσαί τινα χαρᾶς [prev. author] “Ph.” 170; χαρά μ᾽ ὑφέρπει 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 270)]; λέγεις μοι χαράν wishest me joy, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 637 (Lyric poetry); χ. ἐνεργάσασθαι 5th c.BC: Gorgias Rhetor et Sophista “Hel.” 8; χαίρειν ἀνδραπόδων τινὰ χαράν 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.1091e, cf. NT.Matt.2.10; ἡδονὴ καὶ τέρψις καὶ χ. 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Philebus” 19; ἀπορέουσι.. χαρᾶς 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 293, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Fragmenta” 2; ζήλου καὶ χαρᾶς καὶ ἐπαίνων ἡ πόλις ἦν μεστή 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.217; εἴσελθε εἰς τήν χ. τοῦ Κυρίου σου NT.Matt.25.21: χαρᾷ)]with joy, [LXX+5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1630, “Ch.” 233, etc.; μετὰ χαρᾶς “Comica Adespota” 771, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Hiero” 1.25, LXX.1Ch.29.22, +others; μετὰ μεγάλης χ. 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 21.34.12 (assuming variant); μετὰ πολλῆς χ. “BGU” 1141.3 (1st c.BC), compare 1768.7 (1st c.BC))]; χαρᾶς ὕπο [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 541; ὑπὸ χ. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Cynegeticus” 6.15; σὺν χαρᾷ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 934, etc.)]; opposed to λύπη, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Soranus Medicus 1.46, +others)]
II in concrete sense, a joy, of persons, χ. μου [NT (NT.Phil.4.1, cf. NT.1Thes.2.20.)]