Strong G5487χαριτόω
to favor
- Transliteration
- charitoō
- Pronunciation
- khar-ee-to'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From G5485; to grace that is indue with special honor: - make accepted be highly favoured.
Detailed definition
χαριτόω, -ῶ
(χάρις), [in LXX: Sir.18:17 (ἀνδρί κεχαριτωμένῳ; Vg., justificato; Syr., saintly) *;]
to endow with χάρις (which see), i.e.
1. (a) to make graceful;
__(b) to make gracious (Sir, l.with).
2. In Hellenistic writings (for exx., see AR, Eph., 227; Lft., Notes, 315),
__(a) to cause to find favour;
__(b) to endue with grace (i.e. divine favour): Luk.1:28, Eph.1:6.†
(AS)
(χάρις), [in LXX: Sir.18:17 (ἀνδρί κεχαριτωμένῳ; Vg., justificato; Syr., saintly) *;]
to endow with χάρις (which see), i.e.
1. (a) to make graceful;
__(b) to make gracious (Sir, l.with).
2. In Hellenistic writings (for exx., see AR, Eph., 227; Lft., Notes, 315),
__(a) to cause to find favour;
__(b) to endue with grace (i.e. divine favour): Luk.1:28, Eph.1:6.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G5487 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- accept1
- favour1
- make1
First verses
- Luke 1:28And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
- Ephesians 1:6To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
χαρῐτ-όω,
show grace to any one, τῆς χάριτος ἧς ἐχαρίτωσεν ἡμᾶς [NT (NT.Eph.1.6:—)]middle χαριτώσομαι I will bestow favour upon thee, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (“BGU” 1026 xxiii 24 (4th c.AD))]:—passive, to have grace shown one, to be highly favoured, [LXX+NT (LXX.Sir.18.17, NT.Luke.1.28)]; πρὸς πάντας ἀνθρώπους[Refs 4th c.AD+ (Aristeas 225, compare 4th c.AD: Hephaestio Astrologus 1.1)]; ὄμμα στροφαῖς -ούμενον probably in [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Libanius Sophista “Descriptiones” 30.12.)]
show grace to any one, τῆς χάριτος ἧς ἐχαρίτωσεν ἡμᾶς [NT (NT.Eph.1.6:—)]middle χαριτώσομαι I will bestow favour upon thee, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (“BGU” 1026 xxiii 24 (4th c.AD))]:—passive, to have grace shown one, to be highly favoured, [LXX+NT (LXX.Sir.18.17, NT.Luke.1.28)]; πρὸς πάντας ἀνθρώπους[Refs 4th c.AD+ (Aristeas 225, compare 4th c.AD: Hephaestio Astrologus 1.1)]; ὄμμα στροφαῖς -ούμενον probably in [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Libanius Sophista “Descriptiones” 30.12.)]