Kindness
χρηστότηςStrong’s G5544chrēstotēs
Appears in 8 verses of the New Testament
In short
Chrēstotēs is the Greek word usually translated “kindness” and “good”. It appears in 8 verses of the New Testament.
“But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,”
Meaning
Usually translated “kindness” and “good”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- kindness 9
- good 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 3
- 2 Corinthians 1
- Galatians 1
- Ephesians 1
- Colossians 1
- Titus 1
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Romans 2:4Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
- Romans 3:12They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
- Romans 11:22Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
- 2 Corinthians 6:6By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,
- Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
- Ephesians 2:7That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
Greek dictionary
χρηστότης chrēstotēs · kindness
χρηστότης, -ητος, ἡ (χρηστός), [in LXX for טוּב and cogn. forms ;] 1. goodness, excellence, uprightness: Rom.3:12 (LXX). 2. goodness of heart, kindness: Rom.2:4, 2Co.6:6, Gal.5:22, Col.3:12, Tit.3:4; before ἐπί, with accusative of person(s), Eph.2:7; id., opposite to ἀποτομία, Rom.11:22. SYN.: see: ἀγαθωσύνη. (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “kindness” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
KINDNESS, noun
[from kind, the adjective.]
- Good will; benevolence; that temper or disposition which delights in contributing to the happiness of others, which is exercised cheerfully in gratifying their wishes, supplying their wants or alleviating their distresses; benignity of nature. kindness ever accompanies love.
- Act of good will; beneficence; any act of benevolence which promotes the happiness or welfare of others. Acts 28:2
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.