Chrēsteúomai — G5541
G5541 · Greek — χρηστεύομαι
Pronunciation: khraste-yoo'-om-ahee
Definition
verb
to show oneself useful, i.e. act benevolently
- to show oneself mild, to be kind, use kindness
Usually translated as
be kind
Origin
middle voice from G5543
Occurrences
Chrēsteúomai occurs 1 time in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Corinthians (1)
- 1 Corinthians 13:4 — Charity suffereth long, and is kind (χρηστεύεται); charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Strong's Lexicon — C