SYNONYMOUS WORDS FOR "GRACE", ETC. Appendix 184 To The Companion Bible. | ||
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There
are three nouns,
two verbs,
and one adjective,
to be noticed here.
I. Nouns. 1. charis = free, undeserved favor; occurs 156 times, rendered "grace" 130 times; "favor" 6 times; "thank", "thankworthy", etc., twelve times; "a pleasure" twice, and "acceptable", "benefit", "gift", "gracious", "joy", and "liberality", once each.It is not found in Matthew or Mark. In Luke it occurs eight times, rendered "grace", "gracious", "favor", and "thank". John uses it four times in 1:14, 16, 17. It occurs sixteen times in Acts, 110 times in Paul's epistles, sixteen times in those of James, Peter, John, and Jude; and twice in the Revelation, at the beginning and the end of that book of judgment (1:4; 22:21). 2. charisma = a gift of grace, a free gift. Occurs seventeen times, always of God's gift. Rendered "gift" except in Romans 5:15, 16, where it is "free gift". 3. euprepeia. Only in James 1:11, meaning beauty of form, or appearance. |
II. Verbs.
1.
charizomai =
give as an act of grace;
hence,
forgive.
Occurs twenty-three times,
twelve being rendered
"forgive".
In the Gospels,
only in
Luke
7:21
(give),
verse
42
(frankly forgive),
verse
43
(forgive);
four times in
Acts
(3:14,
granted;
25:11, 16,
deliver;
27:24,
give),
and sixteen times
in Paul's epistles:
rendered forgive,
save
Romans
8:32.
1Corinthians
2:12.
Galatians
3:18.
Philippians
1:29;
2:9.
Philemon
22.
2.
charitoo =
treat with grace.
Only in
Luke
1:28
(highly favored)
and
Ephesians
1:6
(make accepted).
III. Adjective. chrestos = useful, serviceable, from chraomai, to use. Occurs seven times; "gracious" in 1Peter 2:3; "easy", Matthew 11:30; "better", Luke 5:39; "kind", Luke 6:35; Ephesians 4:32; "goodness", Romans 2:4; "good", 1Corinthians 15:33.(a) chrestotes (the noun) occurs ten times, and is translated "goodness", "kindness", etc. |
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