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Greek · G5463, G3004

χαίρειν λέγειν

To rejoice · to say

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χαίρω G5463 to rejoice
Pronunciation chaírō
Rejoice primarily means active gladness; distinct from mere emotion, often expressing relational joy in Christ.
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λέγω G3004 to say
Pronunciation légō
Emphasizes meaning and thought content of speech, not mere utterance; what is said corresponds to thought
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What does χαίρειν λέγειν (chairein legein) mean in the Bible?

χαίρω · λέγω is a Greek phrase meaning "to be "cheer"ful, i.e. calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as salutation (on meeting or parting), be well".

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Questions this entry answers

What does χαίρω · λέγω mean in the Bible?

e. calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as salutation (on meeting or parting), be well".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5463, G3004?

G5463, G3004 is connected to 74 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. to be "cheer"ful, i.e. calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as salutation (on meeting or parting), be well

Strong's G5463, G3004
Lexical occurrences 74 verses Word forms 5 forms 74 references

Source Gloss

to be "cheer"ful, i.e. calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as salutation (on meeting or parting), be well
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups 5 Aligned forms 74 Tenses Present, Aorist, Future, Imperfect Voices Active, Passive
Tenses
Present Aorist Future Imperfect
Voices
Active Passive
Imperative command or strong request 17×
Present Active Matt 5:12 · Matt 28:9 · Luke 10:20 · 2 Cor 13:11 · Phil 2:18 · Phil 3:1 · Phil 4:4 · 1 Thess 5:16 · 1 Pet 4:13 · Matt 26:49 · Matt 27:29 · Mark 15:18 · Luke 1:28 · John 19:3 16×
Aorist Passive Luke 6:23 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 33×
Present Active John 11:15 · Rom 16:19 · 1 Cor 16:17 · 2 Cor 7:9 · 2 Cor 7:16 · Phil 1:18 · Phil 2:17 · Col 1:24 · Matt 18:13 · John 3:29 · 1 Cor 13:6 · 2 Cor 13:9 · 1 Thess 3:9 · Rev 11:10 14×
Aorist Passive Matt 2:10 · Mark 14:11 · Luke 22:5 · John 20:20 · Acts 15:31 · Luke 23:8 · John 8:56 · Acts 11:23 · Phil 4:10 · 2 John 1:4 · 3 John 1:3 · John 14:28 · 2 Cor 7:13 13×
Future Passive John 16:20 · John 16:22 · Luke 1:14 · Phil 1:18 4×
Imperfect Active Luke 13:17 · Acts 13:48 2×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 9×
Present Active Acts 15:23 · Acts 23:26 · Rom 12:15 · 2 Cor 2:3 · Jas 1:1 · 2 John 1:10 · 2 John 1:11 7×
Aorist Passive Luke 15:32 · 2 Cor 7:7 2×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 11×
Present Active Luke 19:37 · Acts 5:41 · Rom 12:12 · 1 Cor 7:30 · 2 Cor 6:10 · Luke 15:5 · Luke 19:6 · Acts 8:39 · Col 2:5 · Rom 12:15 11×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 4×
Aorist Passive Phil 2:28 · 1 Pet 4:13 2×
Present Active John 4:36 · Rev 19:7 2×
74 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 1307 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 2 ongoing 654 imperative 9 background 151 subjunctive 10 infinitive 43 participle 438
Tense
present 1134 imperfect 151 aorist 22
Voice
active 1282 passive 25
Mood
indicative 807 participle 438 infinitive 43 subjunctive 10 imperative 9
NT Occurrences
Matthew 1:20 λέγων present active participle participle Matthew 1:22 ῥηθὲν aorist passive participle participle Matthew 1:22 λέγοντος present active participle participle Matthew 2:13 λέγων present active participle participle Matthew 2:15 ῥηθὲν aorist passive participle participle Matthew 2:15 λέγοντος present active participle participle Matthew 2:17 ῥηθὲν aorist passive participle participle Matthew 2:17 λέγοντος present active participle participle Matthew 2:2 λέγοντες present active participle participle Matthew 2:20 λέγων present active participle participle Matthew 2:23 ῥηθὲν aorist passive participle participle Matthew 3:14 λέγων present active participle participle Matthew 3:17 λέγουσα present active participle participle Matthew 3:2 λέγων present active participle participle Matthew 3:3 ῥηθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Matthew 3:3 λέγοντος present active participle participle Matthew 3:9 λέγειν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 3:9 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 4:10 λέγει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 4:14 ῥηθὲν aorist passive participle participle Matthew 4:14 λέγοντος present active participle participle Matthew 4:17 λέγειν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 4:19 λέγει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 4:6 λέγει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:18 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:2 λέγων present active participle participle Matthew 5:20 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:22 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:26 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:28 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:32 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:34 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:39 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:44 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:16 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:2 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:25 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:29 λέγω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:31 λέγοντες present active participle participle Matthew 6:5 λέγω present active indicative ongoing +1267 more occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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