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GreekG5463Verb

χαίρω

chairō

68Occurrences
G5463Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to be "cheer"ful, i.e. calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as salutation (on meeting or parting), be well

a primary verb;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.to rejoice, be glad
2.In salutations, imperat., χαῖρε, χαίρετε
(a)at meeting, hail
(b)at parting, farewell
(with)on other occasions, be of good cheer
LXX: for שָׂמַח , גִּיל , etc.; inf., as greeting (see infr.) שָׁלוֹם), and frequently in these books

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

χαίρω appears 68 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
11
John
9
2 Corinthians
8
Acts
7
Philippians
7
Matthew
6
1 Corinthians
3
2 John
3

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 13:6BSB

Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.

2 Corinthians 7:16BSB

I rejoice that I can have complete confidence in you.

Colossians 2:5BSB

For although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I delight to see your orderly condition and firm faith in Christ.

Luke 10:20BSB

Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

Matthew 28:9BSB

Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.