χάρις
charis · grace
Strong's ID: 5485
Lexical summary
155
NT occurrences
5
Observed forms
About this Greek word
Pleasing show, charm; beauty, gracefulness; a pleasing circumstance, matter of approval, 1 Pet. 2:19, 20; kindly bearing, graciousness, Lk. 4:22; a beneficial opportunity, benefit, 2 Cor. 1:15; Eph. 4:29; a charitable act, generous gift, 1 Cor. 16:3; 2 Cor. 8:4, 6; an act of favor, Acts 25:3; favor, acceptance, Lk. 1:30, 52; Acts 2:47; 7:10, 46; free favor, free gift, grace, Jn. 1:14, 16, 17; Rom. 4:4, 16; 11:5, 6; Eph. 2:5, 8; 1 Pet. 3:7; free favor specially manifested by God towards man in the Gospel scheme, grace, Acts 15:11; Rom. 3:24; 5:15, 17, 20, 21; 6:1; 2 Cor. 4:15; a gracious provision, gracious scheme, grace, Rom. 6:14, 15; Heb. 2:9; 12:28; 13:9; gracious dealing from God, grace, Acts 14:26; 15:40; Rom. 1:7; 1 Cor. 1:4; 15:10; Gal. 1:15; a commission graciously devolved by God upon a human agent, Rom. 1:5; 12:3; 15:15; 1 Cor. 3:10; 2 Cor. 1:12; Gal. 2:9; Eph. 3:8; grace, graciously bestowed divine endowment or influence, Lk. 2:40; Acts 4:33; 11:23; Rom. 12:6; 2 Cor. 12:9; grace, Acts 11:43; Rom. 5:2; Gal. 5:4; 2 Pet. 3:18; an emotion correspondent to what is pleasing or kindly; sense of obligation, Lk. 17:9; a grateful frame of mind, 1 Cor. 10:30; thanks, Lk. 6:32, 33, 34; Rom. 6:17; 1 Cor. 15:57; χάριν or χάριτας καταθέσθαι, to oblige, gratify, Acts 24:27; 25:9
Observed NT forms
These forms and parsing labels come from the attested NT corpus. A missing form is not presented as an unattested grammatical claim.
Noun declension
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NT distribution
NT Book
Book distribution counts: Romans: 24 occurrences; 2 Corinthians: 18 occurrences; Acts: 17 occurrences; Ephesians: 12 occurrences; 1 Peter: 10 occurrences; 1 Corinthians: 10 occurrences; Luke: 8 occurrences; Hebrews: 8 occurrences; Galatians: 7 occurrences; 2 Timothy: 5 occurrences; Colossians: 5 occurrences; John: 4 occurrences; Titus: 4 occurrences; 1 Timothy: 4 occurrences; 2 Thessalonians: 4 occurrences; Philippians: 3 occurrences; James: 2 occurrences; 2 Peter: 2 occurrences; Philemon: 2 occurrences; Revelation: 2 occurrences; 1 Thessalonians: 2 occurrences; Jude: 1 occurrences; 2 John: 1 occurrences
Author
- Paul100
- Luke25
- Peter12
- Hebrews8
- John7
- James2
- Jude1
Author distribution counts: Paul: 100 occurrences; Luke: 25 occurrences; Peter: 12 occurrences; Hebrews: 8 occurrences; John: 7 occurrences; James: 2 occurrences; Jude: 1 occurrences