Chráomai — G5530

Definition

verb

to furnish what is needed; (give an oracle, "graze" (touch slightly), light upon, etc.), i.e. (by implication) to employ or (by extension) to act towards one in a given manner

1. properly, to receive a loan
2. to take for one's use

Usually translated as

use, entreat

Origin

middle voice of a primary verb (perhaps rather from G5495, to handle)

• chráō (G5531)
• cheír (G5495)
• chrḗ (G5534)

Occurrences

Chráomai occurs 11 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Acts (2), 1 Corinthians (4), 2 Corinthians (3), 1 Timothy (2)

• Acts 27:3 — And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated (χρησάμενος) Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.
• Acts 27:17 — Which when they had taken up, they used (ἐχρῶντο) helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.
• 1 Corinthians 7:21 — Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use (χρῆσαι) it rather.
• 1 Corinthians 7:31 — And they that use (χρώμενοι) this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
• 1 Corinthians 9:12 — If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used (ἐχρησάμεθα) this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.
• 1 Corinthians 9:15 — But I have used (ἐχρησάμην) none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.
• 2 Corinthians 1:17 — When I therefore was thus minded, did I use (ἐχρησάμην) lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay?
• 2 Corinthians 3:12 — Seeing then that we have such hope, we use (χρώμεθα) great plainness of speech:
• 2 Corinthians 13:10 — Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use (χρήσωμαι) sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.
• 1 Timothy 1:8 — But we know that the law is good, if a man use (χρῆται) it lawfully;
• 1 Timothy 5:23 — Drink no longer water, but use (χρῶ) a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.