What does χαίρω · χαρά mean in the Bible?
e. calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as salutation (on meeting or parting), be well".
Greek · G5463, G5479
ἐχάρησαν χαρὰν μεγάλην σφόδρα
To rejoice · joy
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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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χαρά G5479 joy
Pronunciation chará
Joy arising from faith, salvation, or spiritual blessing; often connected with Holy Spirit's presence.
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What does ἐχάρησαν χαρὰν μεγάλην σφόδρα (echaresan charan megalen sphodra) mean in the Bible?
χαίρω · χαρά 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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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5463, G5479?
G5463, G5479 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
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
Voices
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×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 74 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 50 aorist 18 future 4 imperfect 2
Voice
active 52 passive 22
Mood
indicative 33 imperative 17 participle 11 infinitive 9 subjunctive 4
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:10 ἐχάρησαν aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 5:12 χαίρετε present active imperative imperative Matthew 18:13 χαίρει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 26:49 Χαῖρε present active imperative imperative Matthew 27:29 Χαῖρε present active imperative imperative Matthew 28:9 Χαίρετε present active imperative imperative Mark 14:11 ἐχάρησαν aorist passive indicative completed Mark 15:18 Χαῖρε present active imperative imperative Luke 1:14 χαρήσονται future passive indicative prospective Luke 1:28 Χαῖρε present active imperative imperative Luke 6:23 χάρητε aorist passive imperative imperative Luke 10:20 χαίρετε present active imperative imperative Luke 10:20 χαίρετε present active imperative imperative Luke 13:17 ἔχαιρεν imperfect active indicative background Luke 15:32 χαρῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Luke 15:5 χαίρων present active participle participle Luke 19:37 χαίροντες present active participle participle Luke 19:6 χαίρων present active participle participle Luke 22:5 ἐχάρησαν aorist passive indicative completed Luke 23:8 ἐχάρη aorist passive indicative completed John 3:29 χαίρει present active indicative ongoing John 4:36 χαίρῃ present active subjunctive subjunctive John 8:56 ἐχάρη aorist passive indicative completed John 11:15 χαίρω present active indicative ongoing John 14:28 ἐχάρητε aorist passive indicative completed John 16:20 χαρήσεται future passive indicative prospective John 16:22 χαρήσεται future passive indicative prospective John 19:3 Χαῖρε present active imperative imperative John 20:20 ἐχάρησαν aorist passive indicative completed Acts 5:41 χαίροντες present active participle participle Acts 8:39 χαίρων present active participle participle Acts 11:23 ἐχάρη aorist passive indicative completed Acts 13:48 ἔχαιρον imperfect active indicative background Acts 15:23 χαίρειν present active infinitive infinitive Acts 15:31 ἐχάρησαν aorist passive indicative completed Acts 23:26 χαίρειν present active infinitive infinitive Romans 12:12 χαίροντες present active participle participle Romans 12:15 χαίρειν present active infinitive infinitive Romans 12:15 χαιρόντων present active participle participle Romans 16:19 χαίρω present active indicative ongoing
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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)
Word Origins
ἐχάρησαν χαρὰν μεγάλην σφόδρα is a primary verb - no further derivation.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain