χαίρω chairō · G5463

to rejoice

χαίρω ; [in LXX for שָׂמַח (Gen.45:16, al.), גִּיל (Pro.2:14, al.), etc.; inf., as greeting (see infr.), Isa.48:22 57:21 שָׁלוֹם), 1Ma.10:18, 2Ma.1:1 and frequently in these books ; ] ; 1. to rejoice, be glad: Mrk.14:11, Luk.15:5, 32 19:6, 37 22:5 23:8, Jhn.8:56 20:20, Act.5:41 8:39 11:23 13:48, 2Co.6:10 7:7 13:9, Php.2:17, 28, Col.2:5, 1Th.5:16, 1Pe.4:13, 3Jn.3; χ. καὶ ἀγαλλιᾶσθαι, Mat.5:12; κ. σκιρτᾶν, Luk.6:23; opposite to κλαίειν, Rom.12:15, 1Co.7:30; to κλαίειν κ. θρηνεῖν Jhn.16:20; to λύπην ἔχειν, Jhn.16:22; with cogn. accusative, χ. χαρὰν μεγάλην, Mat.2:10; χαρᾷ χ. (B1., § 38, 3; Dalman, Words, 34 f.), Jhn.3:29; ἡ χαρὰ ᾗ χαίρομεν, 1Th.3:9; with prep. (Bl., 38, 2), ἐπί, with dative …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

χαίρω, ; []; 3rd.pers. plural imperative χαιρόντων []: imperfect, Epic dialect χαῖρον [], Ionic dialect χαίρεσκον []: future χαιρήσω []; Epic dialect reduplicate infinitive κεχᾰρησέμεν []; later χᾰρῶ variant in []: aorist ἐχαίρησα []: perfect κεχάρηκα [], participle -ηκώς[] —middle (in same sense), χαίρομαι, noted as a barbarism in []future χᾰρήσομαι Ps.-[]; Doric dialect χαρησοῦμαι []; Epic dialect κεχᾰρήσομαι []: aorist 1 participle χαιρησάμενος []: Epic dialect aorist 1 χήρατο []; participle …

Where it's used 74 times

Matthew 2:10 · Matthew 5:12 · Matthew 18:13 · Matthew 26:49 · Matthew 27:29 · Matthew 28:9 · Mark 14:11 · Mark 15:18 · Luke 1:14 · Luke 1:28 · Luke 6:23 · Luke 10:20 · Luke 13:17 · Luke 15:5 · Luke 15:32 · Luke 19:6 · Luke 19:37 · Luke 22:5 · Luke 23:8 · John 3:29 · John 4:36 · John 8:56 · John 11:15 · John 14:28 · John 16:20 · John 16:22 · John 19:3 · John 20:20 · Acts 5:41 · Acts 8:39 · Acts 11:23 · Acts 13:48 · Acts 15:23 · Acts 15:31 · Acts 23:26 · Romans 12:12 · Romans 12:15 · Romans 16:19 · 1 Corinthians 7:30 · 1 Corinthians 13:6 · 1 Corinthians 16:17 · 2 Corinthians 2:3 · 2 Corinthians 6:10 · 2 Corinthians 7:7 · 2 Corinthians 7:9 · 2 Corinthians 7:13 · 2 Corinthians 7:16 · 2 Corinthians 13:9 · 2 Corinthians 13:11 · Philippians 1:18 · Philippians 2:17 · Philippians 2:18 · Philippians 2:28 · Philippians 3:1 · Philippians 4:4 · Philippians 4:10 · Colossians 1:24 · Colossians 2:5 · 1 Thessalonians 3:9 · 1 Thessalonians 5:16 … and 14 more

Source: TBESG G5463; TFLSJ G5463

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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