Strong's Lexicon
chreia: Need, necessity, lack, requirement
Original Word:χρεία
Part of Speech:Noun, Feminine
Transliteration:chreia
Pronunciation:khray'-ah
Phonetic Spelling:(khri'-ah)
Definition:Need, necessity, lack, requirement
Meaning:need, necessity, business.
Word Origin:Derived from the Greek verb χράομαι (chraomai), meaning "to use" or "to need."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:The Hebrew equivalent often associated with "chreia" is צָרַךְ (tsarakh), which also means "to need" or "to require."
Usage:The Greek word "chreia" primarily denotes a state of need or necessity. It is used in the New Testament to describe situations where there is a lack or requirement for something essential. This term can refer to physical needs, such as food or clothing, as well as spiritual or moral necessities.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of "chreia" was significant in both philosophical and practical contexts. Philosophers often discussed the idea of necessity in relation to human desires and the pursuit of the good life. In everyday life, "chreia" would have been understood in terms of the basic needs required for survival and well-being. The early Christian community, as reflected in the New Testament, emphasized the importance of addressing both physical and spiritual needs, often encouraging believers to support one another in times of lack.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originakin to
chraomaiDefinitionneed, business
NASB Translationnecessary (1), need (40), needed (1), needs (6), task (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5532: χρείαχρεία,
χρείας,
ἡ (
χρή), from
Aeschylus and
Sophocles down;
1.necessity, need:τάπρόςτήνχρείαν (LTTrWHπρόςτάςχρείας (cf. below)), such things as suited the exigency, such things as we needed for sustenance and the journey,Acts 28:10;εἰςτάςἀναγκαίαςχρείας (A. V.for necessary uses), i. e. to supply what is absolutely necessary for life ((cf.Babrius fab. 136, 9); others understand the 'wants' here as comprising those of charity or of worship),Titus 3:14;πρόςοἰκοδομήντῆςχρείας, for the edification of souls, of which there is now special need,Ephesians 4:29 (cf.R. V. and marginal reading);ἐστιχρεία,there is need, followed by an accusative with infinitiveHebrews 7:11;ἐστιχρείατίνος,there is need of something,Revelation 22:5 Griesbach;Luke 10:42 ((but notWH marginal reading));ἔχωχρείαντίνος,to have need of (be in want of) something (often in the Greek writings fromAeschylus down, cf.Passow, under the word, 1; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, II. 1)),Matthew 6:8;Matthew 21:3;Mark 11:3; Luke ();;John 13:29;1 Corinthians 12:21, 24;1 Thessalonians 4:12;Hebrews 10:36;Revelation 3:17RG (see below); (not Griesbach);τοῦ with an infinitiveHebrews 5:12 (Winers Grammar, § 44, 4 a.; cf.τίς, 2 b., p. 626a bottom); the genitive of the thing is evident from the context,Acts 2:45;Acts 4:35; with the genitive of a person whose aid, testimony, etc., is needed,Matthew 9:12;Matthew 26:65;Mark 2:17;Mark 14:63;Luke 5:31;ἔχωχρείαν, followed by an infinitive (cf.Buttmann, § 140, 3),I, etc.have need to etc.,Matthew 3:14;Matthew 14:16;John 13:10;1 Thessalonians 1:8;1 Thessalonians 4:9 (with which cf. 5:1 (seeWiners Grammar, 339 (318);Buttmann, § 140, 3)); followed byἵνα (seeἵνα, II. 2 c. (Buttmann, § 139, 46; cf.Epictetus diss. 1, 17, 18)),John 2:25;John 16:30;1 John 2:27;χρείανἔχω, absolutely,to have need:Mark 2:25; (Ephesians 4:28);1 John 3:17;οὐδένχρείανἐηξω, to have need as to nothing (cf.Buttmann, § 131, 10),Revelation 3:17LTTrWH.ἡχρεία with a genitive of the subjunctivethe condition of one deprived of those things which he is scarcely able to do without, want, need:λειτουργόςτῆςχρείαςμου (seeλειτουργός, 2 at the end),Philippians 2:25;πληροῦντήνχρείαντίνος (Thucydides 1. 70),Philippians 4:19; (add,εἰς (Lachmann bracketsεἰς)τήνχρείανμοιἐπέμψατε,unto (i. e. to relieve, cf.εἰς, B. II. 3 c.γ., p. 185b top)my need,Philippians 4:16); pluralone's necessities:ταῖςχρείαις ...ὑπηρέτησαν, to provide for one's necessities,Acts 20:34;κοινωνεῖνταῖςχρείαις (cf. p. 352{a} top),Romans 12:13.2.duty, business (so especially fromPolybius down (cf. Judith 12:10; 1 Macc. 12:45 1 Macc. 13:37; 2 Macc. 7:24, etc.)):Acts 6:3.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
need, wantFrom the base ofchraomai orchre; employment, i.e. An affair; also (by implication) occasion, demand, requirement or destitution -- business, lack, necessary(-ity), need(-ful), use, want.
see GREEKchre
see GREEKchraomai
Forms and Transliterations
εχρεμέτιζεν χρεια χρεία χρειαις χρείαις χρειαν χρείαν χρειας χρείας χρεμετίσατε χρεμετισμός χρεμετισμού χρεμετισμώ χρεμέτισον χρέος χρέους chreia chreía chreiais chreíais chreian chreían chreias chreíasLinks
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