Helpful
εὔχρηστοςStrong’s G2173euchrēstos
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Euchrēstos is the Greek word usually translated “useful”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:”
Meaning
Usually translated “useful”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- useful 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Timothy 2
- Philemon 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
εὔχρηστος euchrēstos · helpful
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “helpful” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HELP'FUL, adjective
That gives aid or assistance; that furnishes means of promoting an object; useful.
- Wholesome; salutary; as helpful medicines.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.