What does χρῄζω (chrḗizō) mean in the Bible?
χρῄζω (chrḗizō) is a Greek word meaning "to need".
Greek · G5535
χρῄζω
To need
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χρῄζω G5535
Pronunciation chrḗizō
What does χρῄζω (chrḗizō) mean in the Bible?
χρῄζω (chrḗizō) is a Greek word meaning "to need".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5535?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include you need (2), do we need (1), he needs (1), she may need (1).
Where does χρῄζω (chrḗizō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 6:32. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), 2 Corinthians (1), Matthew (1), Romans (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 you need 2× Matthew 6:32, Luke 12:30
do we need 1× 2 Corinthians 3:1
he needs 1× Luke 11:8
she may need 1× Romans 16:2
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 6:32 χρῄζετε to you need Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Luke 11:8 χρῄζει to he needs Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 12:30 χρῄζετε to you need Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Romans 16:2 χρῄζῃ to she may need Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular 2 Corinthians 3:1 χρῄζομεν to do we need Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 6:32
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Matthew 1 Luke 2 Romans 1 2 Corinthians 1
Source forms
χρῄζετε 2x chrēzete Matthew 6:32, Luke 12:30
χρῄζει 1x chrēzei Luke 11:8
χρῄζῃ 1x chrēzē Romans 16:2
χρῄζομεν 1x chrēzomen 2 Corinthians 3:1
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural 2x Matthew 6:32, Luke 12:30
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural 1x 2 Corinthians 3:1
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 11:8
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Romans 16:2
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to need
Strong's G5535
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 2 forms 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to need
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 6:32 Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Indicative
χρῄζετε crhzete
I need
Read verse Luke 11:8 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
χρῄζει. crhzei
I need
Read verse Luke 12:30 Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Indicative
χρῄζετε crhzete
I need
Read verse Romans 16:2 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Subjunctive
χρῄζῃ crhzh
I need
Read verse 2 Corinthians 3:1 Verb First Person Plural Present Active Indicative
χρῄζομεν, crhzomen
I need
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 mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 5 Tenses Present Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 4×
Present Active Matt 6:32 · Luke 12:30 · Luke 11:8 · 2 Cor 3:1 4×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Present Active Rom 16:2 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 5
Voice
active 5
Mood
indicative 4 subjunctive 1
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
χρῄζω is built from this root:
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