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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χάριν G5484
Pronunciation chárin
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 reason 1× Ephesians 3:14
because of 1× Galatians 3:19
for 1× 1 Timothy 5:14
For [the] sake of 1× Titus 1:11
for their own 1× Jude 1:16
For this reason 1× Ephesians 3:1
The reason 1× Titus 1:5
Therefore 1× Luke 7:47
why 1× 1 John 3:12
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 7:47 χάριν to Therefore Preposition Galatians 3:19 χάριν to because of Preposition Ephesians 3:1 χάριν to For this reason Preposition Ephesians 3:14 χάριν to ... for this reason Preposition 1 Timothy 5:14 χάριν to for Preposition Titus 1:5 χάριν to The reason Preposition Titus 1:11 χάριν to For [the] sake of Preposition 1 John 3:12 χάριν to why Preposition Jude 1:16 χάριν to for their own Preposition
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 7:47
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 7
Luke 1 Galatians 1 Ephesians 2 1 Timothy 1 Titus 2 1 John 1 Jude 1
Source forms
χάριν 9x charin Luke 7:47, Galatians 3:19, Ephesians 3:1, Ephesians 3:14
Parsing patterns
Preposition 9x Luke 7:47, Galatians 3:19, Ephesians 3:1, Ephesians 3:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. because of
Strong's G5484
Lexical occurrences 9 verses Greek text appearances 9 times Word forms 1 form 9 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
because of
Extended definition Source: 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 corpus Greek 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 7:47 Preposition
χάριν, carin
on account of
Read verse Galatians 3:19 Preposition
χάριν carin
on account of
Read verse Ephesians 3:1 Preposition
χάριν carin
on account of
Read verse Ephesians 3:14 Preposition
χάριν carin
on account of
Read verse 1 Timothy 5:14 Preposition
χάριν. carin
on account of
Read verse Titus 1:5 Preposition
χάριν carin
on account of
Read verse Titus 1:11 Preposition
χάριν. carin
on account of
Read verse 1 John 3:12 Preposition
χάριν carin
on account of
Read verse Jude 1:16 Preposition
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 patterns 1 Aligned forms 9
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 1:16 9×
Word Origins
χάριν is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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