χρηστός
See also: Χρήστος
Ancient Greek
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“to yearn for”).
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Pronunciation
edit- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /kʰrɛːs.tós/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /kʰre̝sˈtos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /xrisˈtos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /xrisˈtos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /xrisˈtos/
Adjective
editχρηστός • (khrēstós) m (feminine χρηστή, neuter χρηστόν); first/second declension
Declension
editNumber | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
Nominative | χρηστός khrēstós |
χρηστή khrēstḗ |
χρηστόν khrēstón |
χρηστώ khrēstṓ |
χρηστᾱ́ khrēstā́ |
χρηστώ khrēstṓ |
χρηστοί khrēstoí |
χρησταί khrēstaí |
χρηστᾰ́ khrēstá | |||||
Genitive | χρηστοῦ khrēstoû |
χρηστῆς khrēstês |
χρηστοῦ khrēstoû |
χρηστοῖν khrēstoîn |
χρησταῖν khrēstaîn |
χρηστοῖν khrēstoîn |
χρηστῶν khrēstôn |
χρηστῶν khrēstôn |
χρηστῶν khrēstôn | |||||
Dative | χρηστῷ khrēstôi |
χρηστῇ khrēstêi |
χρηστῷ khrēstôi |
χρηστοῖν khrēstoîn |
χρησταῖν khrēstaîn |
χρηστοῖν khrēstoîn |
χρηστοῖς khrēstoîs |
χρησταῖς khrēstaîs |
χρηστοῖς khrēstoîs | |||||
Accusative | χρηστόν khrēstón |
χρηστήν khrēstḗn |
χρηστόν khrēstón |
χρηστώ khrēstṓ |
χρηστᾱ́ khrēstā́ |
χρηστώ khrēstṓ |
χρηστούς khrēstoús |
χρηστᾱ́ς khrēstā́s |
χρηστᾰ́ khrēstá | |||||
Vocative | χρηστέ khrēsté |
χρηστή khrēstḗ |
χρηστόν khrēstón |
χρηστώ khrēstṓ |
χρηστᾱ́ khrēstā́ |
χρηστώ khrēstṓ |
χρηστοί khrēstoí |
χρησταί khrēstaí |
χρηστᾰ́ khrēstá | |||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
χρηστῶς khrēstôs |
χρηστότερος khrēstóteros |
χρηστότᾰτος khrēstótatos | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
edit- χρηστότης (khrēstótēs)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “χρηστός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “χρηστός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- χρηστός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- G5543 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
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- excellent idem, page 288.
- exemplary idem, page 290.
- fine idem, page 321.
- gallant idem, page 352.
- generous idem, page 356.
- good idem, page 366.
- helpful idem, page 396.
- high-principled idem, page 400.
- honest idem, page 404.
- honourable idem, page 405.
- meritorious idem, page 526.
- ministering idem, page 531.
- nice idem, page 557.
- noble idem, page 559.
- principled idem, page 641.
- reputable idem, page 699.
- respectable idem, page 703.
- righteous idem, page 715.
- serviceable idem, page 756.
- steady idem, page 814.
- upright idem, page 938.
- useful idem, page 940.
- value idem, page 943.
- virtuous idem, page 954.
- well-doer idem, page 974.
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- Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵʰer- (yearn)
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- Ancient Greek lemmas
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