Greek Word Study
χρεία
chreía
G5532
Quick Facts
Strong's Number
G5532
KJV Translations
businesslacknecessary(-ity)need(-ful)usewant
Derivation / Root
from the base of G5530 (χράομαι) or G5534 (χρή);
Definition of chreía
χρεία (chreía) — employment, i.e. an affair; also (by implication) occasion, demand, requirement or destitution
Word Origin
This word comes from the base of G5530 (χράομαι) or G5534 (χρή); See the root words: G5530 (χράομαι), G5534 (χρή).
KJV Translation Variants
The Greek word χρεία (chreía) is translated into the following English words in the King James Version:
| English Translation | Strong's Ref |
|---|---|
| business | G5532 |
| lack | G5532 |
| necessary(-ity) | G5532 |
| need(-ful) | G5532 |
| use | G5532 |
| want | G5532 |
Translation data from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible.
Related Greek Words
Words sharing the same root or derived from χρεία.
χράομαι
chráomai
G5530
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
χρή
chrḗ
G5534
it needs (must or should) be
ἀχρεῖος
achreîos
G888
useless, i.e. (euphemistically) unmeritorious
χρῄζω
chrḗizō
G5535
to make (i.e. have) necessity, i.e. be in want of
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