Greek · G5532 · unreviewed

χρεία

Need

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χρεία G5532

Pronunciation chreía

What does χρεία (chreía) mean in the Bible?

χρεία (chreía) is a Greek word meaning "need". χρεία, -ας, ἡ [in LXX: 2Ch.

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Meaning

need

Extended definition

Practical lack requiring action or supply, not merely abstract want or desire.

1need, necessity: Act.28:10, Tit.3:14; πρὸς οἰκοδομὴν τῆς χ. (RV, txt., for edifying as the need may be; but see Field, Notes, 192), Eph.4:29; ἕστι χ., Luk.10:42, Heb.7:11; χ. ἔχειν, with genitive, Mat.6:8 21:3, Mrk.11:3, Luk.9:11 15:7 19:31, 34 22:71, Jhn.13:29, 1Co.12:21 12:24, 1Th.4:12, Heb.10:36, Rev.21:23 22:5; before τοῦ, with inf. (Bl., § 71, 3), Heb.5:12; absol. (sc. genitive), Act.2:45 4:35; with genitive of person(s), Mat.9:12 26:65, Mrk.2:17 14:63, Luk.5:31; with inf. (Bl., § 69, 5), Mat.3:14 14:16, Jhn.13:10, 1Th.1:8 4:9; before ἵνα, Jhn.16:30, 1Jn.2:27; absol., Mrk.2:25, Eph.4:28, 1Jn.3:17; οὐδὲν χ. ἔχειν, Rev.3:17; ἡ χ., with genitive subjc., Php.2:25 4:16, 19; pl., Act.20:34, Rom.12:13.

2matter, business (so esp. in late writers, Polyb., al.; 1Ma.12:45, al.): Act.6:3.

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Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Luke 10:42 · Heb 7:11 2×

Genitive · Singular · Feminine Acts 6:3 · Eph 4:29 · Phil 2:25 3×

Dative · Plural · Feminine Acts 20:34 · Rom 12:13 2×

Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 3:14 · Matt 6:8 · Matt 9:12 · Matt 14:16 · Matt 21:3 · Matt 26:65 · Mark 2:17 · Mark 2:25 · Mark 11:3 · Mark 14:63 · Luke 5:31 · Luke 9:11 · Luke 15:7 · Luke 19:31 · Luke 19:34 · Luke 22:71 40×

Accusative · Plural · Feminine Acts 28:10 · Titus 3:14 2×

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses

Luke 10:38-42 need chreía Nominative · Singular · Feminine

Essential necessity, what is truly required or needful

1 Corinthians 12:21-26 need chreía

Lack or requirement that members of body have for one another

Ephesians 4:25-32 need chreía Genitive · Singular · Feminine

Necessity for edifying speech appropriate to circumstances and persons

Titus 3:12-15 needs chreía Accusative · Plural · Feminine

Practical necessities or requirements for sustenance and care

Appears In

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Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Mark 11 — The King Comes to Jerusalem: Fig Tree, Temple Judgment, Faith, Forgiveness, and Authority Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 6 — Hidden Righteousness, the Father’s Reward, and Seeking First the Kingdom Philippians 4 — Rejoicing, Peace, Contentment, and Gospel Partnership in Christ Romans 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

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