Gloss
to rejoice, be glad, delighted; (as a greeting) Hail!, Greetings!
Forms of the word
Dictionary
χαίρω
Greek transliteration
chairō
Simplified transliteration
chairo
Numbers
Strong's number
5463
GK Number
5897
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
74
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-2d(2)
Definition
, Mt. 2:10; 5:12; 18:13; Mk. 14:11; Rom. 12:12; 2 Cor. 2:3; a term of salutation,
Greek-English Concordance for χαίρω
| Matthew 2:10 | And when they caught sight of the star, they rejoiced (echarēsan | ἐχάρησαν | aor pass ind 3 pl) exceedingly with great joy. |
| Matthew 5:12 | Rejoice (chairete | χαίρετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) and be very glad because your reward is great in heaven; for that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you. |
| Matthew 18:13 | And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice (chairei | χαίρει | pres act ind 3 sg) over it more than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray. |
| Matthew 26:49 | Without hesitation Judas went up to Jesus and said, “Greetings (chaire | χαῖρε | pres act imperative 2 sg), Rabbi!” and kissed him. |
| Matthew 27:29 | and twisting together a crown of thorns, they placed it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand, and kneeling before him they mocked him, saying, “Hail (chaire | χαῖρε | pres act imperative 2 sg), king of the Jews!” |
| Matthew 28:9 | Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Good (chairete | χαίρετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) morning!” And they came to him, took hold of his feet, and worshipped him. |
| Mark 14:11 | And when they heard it, they were pleased (echarēsan | ἐχάρησαν | aor pass ind 3 pl) and promised to give him money. So Judas was seeking how he might hand him over at a convenient moment. |
| Mark 15:18 | Then they began to greet him, “Hail (chaire | χαῖρε | pres act imperative 2 sg), king of the Jews!” |
| Luke 1:14 | And for you there will be joy and gladness, and many will (charēsontai | χαρήσονται | fut pass ind 3 pl) rejoice (charēsontai | χαρήσονται | fut pass ind 3 pl) because of his birth, |
| Luke 1:28 | And he came to her and said, “Greetings (chaire | χαῖρε | pres act imperative 2 sg), highly favored one, the Lord is with you!” |
| Luke 6:23 | Rejoice (charēte | χάρητε | aor pass imperative 2 pl) in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way. |
| Luke 10:20 | However, do (chairete | χαίρετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) not rejoice (chairete | χαίρετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice (chairete | χαίρετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) that your names have been recorded in heaven.” |
| Luke 13:17 | As he said these things, all his adversaries were put to shame, while all the people rejoiced (echairen | ἔχαιρεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) at all the glorious things that were done by him. |
| Luke 15:5 | And when he finds it, would he not place it on his shoulders, rejoicing (chairōn | χαίρων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc)? |
| Luke 15:32 | We had to celebrate and rejoice (charēnai | χαρῆναι | aor pass inf ), because this brother of yours, was dead and has come alive; he was lost and has been found.’” |
| Luke 19:6 | So he hurried and climbed down and welcomed him, rejoicing (chairōn | χαίρων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc). |
| Luke 19:37 | As he was already approaching to the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began to rejoice (chairontes | χαίροντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen, |
| Luke 22:5 | They were delighted (echarēsan | ἐχάρησαν | aor pass ind 3 pl) and decided to give him money. |
| Luke 23:8 | Upon seeing Jesus, Herod was very glad (echarē | ἐχάρη | aor pass ind 3 sg), since for a long time he had been wanting to see him, because of what he had heard about him, and he was hoping to see some miraculous sign done by him. |
| John 3:29 | It is the bridegroom who has the bride; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands by and listens for him, rejoices greatly when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete. |
| John 4:36 | The reaper is already receiving wages and gathering a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may (chairē | χαίρῃ | pres act subj 3 sg) rejoice (chairē | χαίρῃ | pres act subj 3 sg) together. |
| John 8:56 | Abraham your father rejoiced to see my day; he saw it and was glad (echarē | ἐχάρη | aor pass ind 3 sg). |
| John 11:15 | and for your sake I am glad (chairō | χαίρω | pres act ind 1 sg) that I was not there. But let us go to him.” |
| John 14:28 | You heard me say to you, ‘I am going away, and I will come back to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced (echarēte | ἐχάρητε | aor pass ind 2 pl), because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. |
| John 16:20 | I tell you the solemn truth, you will weep and wail, and the world will rejoice (charēsetai | χαρήσεται | fut pass ind 3 sg); you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy. |
