χρεία
chreia · need
Strong's ID: 5532
Lexical summary
49
NT occurrences
5
Observed forms
About this Greek word
Use; need, necessity, requisiteness, Eph. 4:29; Heb. 7:11; personal need, an individual want, Acts 20:34; Rom. 12:13; Phil. 2:25; 4:16, 19; χρείαν ἔχω, to need, require, want, Mt. 6:8; 14:16; Mk. 2:25; Jn. 2:25; ἐστὶ χρεία, there is need, Lk. 10:42; τὰ πρὸς τὴν χρείαν, necessary things, Acts 28:10; a necessary business, affair, Acts 6:3
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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| Plural | Nominative | — | — |
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NT distribution
NT Book
Book distribution counts: Luke: 7 occurrences; Matthew: 6 occurrences; Acts: 5 occurrences; John: 4 occurrences; Mark: 4 occurrences; Hebrews: 4 occurrences; 1 Thessalonians: 4 occurrences; Revelation: 3 occurrences; Philippians: 3 occurrences; 1 Corinthians: 3 occurrences; 1 John: 2 occurrences; Ephesians: 2 occurrences; Titus: 1 occurrences; Romans: 1 occurrences
Author
- Paul14
- Luke12
- John9
- Matthew6
- Mark4
- Hebrews4
Author distribution counts: Paul: 14 occurrences; Luke: 12 occurrences; John: 9 occurrences; Matthew: 6 occurrences; Mark: 4 occurrences; Hebrews: 4 occurrences