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GreekG5484Preposition

χάριν

charin

9Occurrences
G5484Strong's #
PrepositionPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

through favor of, i.e. on account of

accusative case of G5485 (χάρις) as preposition;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
therefore, because of this, for this reason the acc. sg form of the noun *χάριν *which can be used as an improper preposition, on account of, because of, for this reason ; ; for the sake of, in order to; ; on the score of, *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Preposition

Morphology Code

G:PREP

Full Description

Greek Preposition

Occurrences

χάριν appears 9 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Ephesians
2
Titus
2
1 John
1
1 Timothy
1
Galatians
1
Jude
1
Luke
1

Key Passages

1 John 3:12BSB

Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.

1 Timothy 5:14BSB

So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.

Ephesians 3:1BSB

For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles...

Ephesians 3:14BSB

... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,

Galatians 3:19BSB

Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.

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