χρεία
chreiaNoun (Feminine)G5532
need
From: from the base of G5530 (χράομαι) or G5534 (χρή);
Short Definition
employment, i.e. an affair; also (by implication) occasion, demand, requirement or destitution
Full Lexicon Entry
1.need, necessity
2.matter, business (so esp. in late writers, Polyb.
LXX Usage: (15) (צֹרֶךְ), (חַשְׁחוּת) frequently in -2 Mac
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)
Morphology G:N-F
DescriptionGreek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
47 timesAppears 47 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
Luke
7
Matthew
6
Acts
5
1 Thessalonians
4
John
4
Key Passages
- 1 Corinthians 12:21
- Acts 20:34
- John 13:10
- Luke 5:31
- Mark 14:63
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