Greek · G5485, G2316

χάριν τοῦ θεοῦ

Grace · God

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χάρις G5485 grace
Pronunciation cháris
Divine favor freely given and unmerited, emphasizing God's gracious kindness rather than human deserving or works.
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θεός G2316 God
Pronunciation theós
The definite article marks God as the one true God; anarthrous form emphasizes His divine nature or character.
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What does χάριν τοῦ θεοῦ (charin tou theou) mean in the Bible?

χάρις · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "graciousness (as gratifying), of manner or act (abstract or concrete; literal, figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; including gratitude)".

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What does χάρις · θεός mean in the Bible?

χάρις · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "graciousness (as gratifying), of manner or act (abstract or concrete; literal, figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; including gratitude)".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5485, G2316?

G5485, G2316 is connected to 155 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. graciousness (as gratifying), of manner or act (abstract or concrete; literal, figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; including gratitude)

Source Gloss

graciousness (as gratifying), of manner or act (abstract or concrete; literal, figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; including gratitude)
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 4 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 patterns 4 Aligned forms 155 Case pattern Nominative (61) Number pattern Singular (155)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Luke 2:40 · Luke 6:32 · Luke 6:33 · Luke 6:34 · John 1:17 · Acts 4:33 · Rom 1:7 · Rom 5:15 · Rom 5:20 · Rom 5:21 · Rom 6:1 · Rom 6:17 · Rom 7:25 · Rom 11:6 · Rom 16:20 · Rom 16:24 61×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Luke 4:22 · John 1:14 · John 1:16 · Acts 6:8 · Acts 14:3 · Acts 15:11 · Acts 18:27 · Acts 20:24 · Acts 20:32 · Rom 5:17 · Rom 11:5 · Rom 12:3 · Gal 1:15 · Gal 5:4 · Eph 1:6 · Eph 1:7 27×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Luke 2:52 · Acts 13:43 · Acts 14:26 · Acts 15:40 · Rom 3:24 · Rom 5:15 · Rom 11:6 · 1 Cor 1:4 · 1 Cor 10:30 · 1 Cor 15:10 · 2 Cor 1:12 · 2 Cor 8:7 · 2 Cor 8:19 · Gal 1:6 · Eph 2:5 · Eph 2:8 23×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Luke 1:30 · Luke 17:9 · John 1:16 · Acts 2:47 · Acts 7:10 · Acts 7:46 · Acts 11:23 · Acts 24:27 · Acts 25:3 · Acts 25:9 · Rom 1:5 · Rom 4:4 · Rom 4:16 · Rom 5:2 · Rom 6:14 · Rom 6:15 44×
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