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GreekG5479Noun (Feminine)

χαρά

chara

57Occurrences
G5479Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

cheerfulness, i.e. calm delight

from G5463 (χαίρω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
joy, delight: ,; opposite to κατήφεια; to λύπη; χ. τῆς πίστεως; *ἀγαλλιᾶσθαι *(χαίρειν, which see), χαρᾷ; χ. ἔχειν; *πληροῦν *(-οῦσθαι) χαρᾶς,; ποιεῖν χ. μεγάλην; ἀπὸ τῆς χ.,; ἐν χ.; μετὰ χαρᾶς; πνεύματος ἁγίου; χ. ἐν π. ἁ; χ. ἐπί; διά; ὅτι; ἵνα, By meton., of the cause or occasion of joy: WH, txt., R, mg.,; ἡ χ. κυρίου.
LXX: for שִׂמְחָה, שָׂשׂוֹן, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

χαρά appears 57 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
8
John
7
Matthew
6
2 Corinthians
5
Acts
5
Philippians
5
1 Thessalonians
4
Hebrews
4

Key Passages

1 John 1:4BSB

We write these things so that our joy may be complete.

2 John 1:12BSB

I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come and speak with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

Hebrews 12:11BSB

No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.

Luke 1:14BSB

He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,

Matthew 25:21BSB

His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’

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