What does χράω (chráō) mean in the Bible?
χράω (chráō) is a Greek word meaning "to loan".
Greek · G5531
χράω
To loan
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χράωG5531
Pronunciationchráō
What does χράω (chráō) mean in the Bible?
χράω (chráō) is a Greek word meaning "to loan".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5531?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include lend (1).
Where does χράω (chráō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 11:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (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 Itlend1×Luke 11:5
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 11:5
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Luke1
Source forms
χρῆσόν1xchrēsonLuke 11:5
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular1xLuke 11:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to loan
Source Gloss
to loan
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 11:5Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Active Imperative
χρῆσόνcrhson
I lend
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist1
Voice
active1
Mood
imperative1
NT Occurrences
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
χράω is built from this root: