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Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: χρηστός

(Strong's #5543 — Adjective — chrestos — khrase-tos' )

is rendered "gracious" in 1 Peter 2:3 , as an attribute of the Lord. See EASY , GOOD , KIND.

Note: Euphemos, "fair-sounding" (eu, "well," pheme, "a saying, or report"), "of good report," Philippians 4:8 , is rendered "gracious" in the RV marg.

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Gracious'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​g/gracious.html. 1940.
 
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