What does χάριν (chárin) mean in the Bible?
χάριν (chárin) is a Greek word meaning "because of".
Greek · G5484
χάριν
Because of
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χάρινG5484
Pronunciationchárin
What does χάριν (chárin) mean in the Bible?
χάριν (chárin) is a Greek word meaning "because of".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5484?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include ... for this reason (1), because of (1), for (1), For [the] sake of (1), for their own (1).
Where does χάριν (chárin) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 7:47. Its strongest book concentrations include Ephesians (2), Titus (2), 1 John (1), 1 Timothy (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It... for this reason1×Ephesians 3:14
because of1×Galatians 3:19
for1×1 Timothy 5:14
For [the] sake of1×Titus 1:11
for their own1×Jude 1:16
For this reason1×Ephesians 3:1
The reason1×Titus 1:5
Therefore1×Luke 7:47
why1×1 John 3:12
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 7:47χάρινtoThereforePrepositionGalatians 3:19χάρινtobecause ofPrepositionEphesians 3:1χάρινtoFor this reasonPrepositionEphesians 3:14χάρινto... for this reasonPreposition1 Timothy 5:14χάρινtoforPrepositionTitus 1:5χάρινtoThe reasonPrepositionTitus 1:11χάρινtoFor [the] sake ofPreposition1 John 3:12χάρινtowhyPrepositionJude 1:16χάρινtofor their ownPreposition
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 7:47
Aligned rows9
Books represented7
Luke1Galatians1Ephesians21 Timothy1Titus21 John1Jude1
Source forms
χάριν9xcharinLuke 7:47, Galatians 3:19, Ephesians 3:1, Ephesians 3:14
Parsing patterns
Preposition9xLuke 7:47, Galatians 3:19, Ephesians 3:1, Ephesians 3:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. because of
Strong'sG5484
Lexical occurrences9 versesGreek text appearances9 timesWord forms1 form9 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
because of
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
therefore, because of this, for this reason the acc. sg form of the noun χάριν which can be used as an improper preposition, on account of, because of, for this reason Lk. 7:47; Eph. 3:1, 14; 1Jn. 3:12; for the sake of, in order to, Gal. 3:19; Tit. 1:5, 11; Jude 16; on the score of, 1Tim. 5:14*
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
9 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 7:47Preposition
χάριν,carin
on account of
Read verseGalatians 3:19Preposition
χάρινcarin
on account of
Read verseEphesians 3:1Preposition
χάρινcarin
on account of
Read verseEphesians 3:14Preposition
χάρινcarin
on account of
Read verse1 Timothy 5:14Preposition
χάριν.carin
on account of
Read verseTitus 1:5Preposition
χάρινcarin
on account of
Read verseTitus 1:11Preposition
χάριν.carin
on account of
Read verse1 John 3:12Preposition
χάρινcarin
on account of
Read verseJude 1:16Preposition
χάριν.carin
on account of
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms9
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Luke 7:47 · Gal 3:19 · Eph 3:1 · Eph 3:14 · 1 Tim 5:14 · Titus 1:5 · Titus 1:11 · 1 John 3:12 · Jude 1:169×
Word Origins
χάριν is built from this root:
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