χράομαι
chráomai
to furnish what is needed; (give an oracle, "graze" (touch slightly), light upon, etc.), i.e. (by implication) to employ or (by extension) to act towards one in a given manner
Lexicon
Derivation: middle voice of a primary verb (perhaps rather from G5495 (χείρ), to handle);
to furnish what is needed; (give an oracle, "graze" (touch slightly), light upon, etc.), i.e. (by implication) to employ or (by extension) to act towards one in a given manner
- to furnish what is needed
- (give an oracle, "graze" (touch slightly), light upon, etc.), i.e. (by implication) to employ or (by extension) to act towards one in a given manner
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: entreat, use
Usage
11 occurrences · 0 OT · 11 NT · 11 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- use3 · 25%
- entreated1 · 8%
- they used1 · 8%
- they that use1 · 8%
- we have1 · 8%
- used1 · 8%
- have used1 · 8%
- did i use1 · 8%
- we use1 · 8%
- i should use1 · 8%
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.