χαίρω
chaírō
to be "cheer"ful, i.e. calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as salutation (on meeting or parting), be well
Lexicon
Derivation: a primary verb;
to be "cheer"ful, i.e. calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as salutation (on meeting or parting), be well
- to be "cheer"ful, i.e. calmly happy or well-off
- impersonally, especially as salutation (on meeting or parting), be well
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: farewell, be glad, God speed, greeting, hall, joy(- fully), rejoice
Usage
74 occurrences · 0 OT · 74 NT · 45 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- rejoice10 · 18%
- hail5 · 9%
- rejoicing5 · 9%
- shall rejoice4 · 7%
- i rejoiced3 · 5%
- they rejoiced2 · 4%
- rejoiced2 · 4%
- to rejoice2 · 4%
- they were glad2 · 4%
- glad2 · 4%
- rejoiceth2 · 4%
- was glad2 · 4%
- i am glad2 · 4%
- i rejoice2 · 4%
- god speed2 · 4%
- he rejoiceth1 · 2%
- all hail1 · 2%
- it, they were glad1 · 2%
- rejoice ye1 · 2%
- be glad1 · 2%
- joyfully1 · 2%
- may rejoice1 · 2%
- ye would rejoice1 · 2%
- were1 · 2%
- send greeting1 · 2%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.