Profitable
χρήσιμοςStrong’s G5539chrēsimos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Chrēsimos is the Greek word usually translated “profitable”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.”
Meaning
Usually translated “profitable”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- profitable 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Timothy 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
χρήσιμος chrēsimos · profitable
χρήσιμος, -η, -ον (χράομαι), [in LXX: Gen.37:26 בֶּצַע etc. ;] useful: 2Ti.2:14.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “profitable” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PROF'ITABLE, adjective
Yielding or bringing profit or gain; gainful; lucrative; as a profitable trade; profitable business; a profitable study or profession.
- Useful; advantageous.
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.