What does χαρά · ἐμός mean in the Bible?
e. calm delight".
Greek · G5479, G1699
ἡ χαρὰ ἡ ἐμὴ
Joy · my
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χαράG5479joy
Pronunciationchará
Joy arising from faith, salvation, or spiritual blessing; often connected with Holy Spirit's presence.
Open lexicon entry →ἐμόςG1699my
Pronunciationemós
Open lexicon entry →What does ἡ χαρὰ ἡ ἐμὴ (hē chara hē emē) mean in the Bible?
χαρά · ἐμός is a Greek phrase meaning "cheerfulness, i.e. calm delight".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5479, G1699?
G5479, G1699 is connected to 59 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. cheerfulness, i.e. calm delight
Source Gloss
cheerfulness, i.e. calm delight
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns5Aligned forms59Case patternGenitive (22)Number patternSingular (59)
Nominative · Singular · FeminineLuke 1:14 · Luke 15:7 · Luke 15:10 · John 3:29 · John 15:11 · John 16:24 · Acts 8:8 · Rom 14:17 · 2 Cor 2:3 · Gal 5:22 · 1 Thess 2:19 · 1 Thess 2:20 · Jas 4:9 · 1 John 1:4 · 2 John 1:1216×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineMatt 13:20 · Matt 13:44 · Matt 28:8 · Mark 4:16 · Luke 8:13 · Luke 10:17 · Luke 24:41 · Luke 24:52 · Acts 12:14 · Acts 13:52 · Rom 15:13 · 2 Cor 1:24 · 2 Cor 8:2 · Phil 1:4 · Phil 2:29 · Col 1:1122×
Dative · Singular · FeminineJohn 3:29 · Rom 15:32 · 2 Cor 7:4 · 2 Cor 7:13 · 1 Thess 3:9 · 1 Pet 1:86×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineMatt 2:10 · Matt 25:21 · Matt 25:23 · Luke 2:10 · John 16:20 · John 16:21 · John 16:22 · John 17:13 · Acts 15:3 · Phil 1:25 · Phil 2:2 · Phlm 1:7 · Jas 1:2 · 3 John 1:414×
Vocative · Singular · FemininePhil 4:11×
Word Origins
ἡ χαρὰ ἡ ἐμὴ is built from this root: