2173. euchréstos
Strong's Lexicon
euchréstos: Useful, profitable, beneficial

Original Word: εὔχρηστος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: euchréstos
Pronunciation: yoo-khray-stos
Phonetic Spelling: (yoo'-khrays-tos)
Definition: Useful, profitable, beneficial
Meaning: useful, serviceable, very profitable.

Word Origin: From the Greek prefix εὖ (eu, meaning "good" or "well") and χράομαι (chraomai, meaning "to use" or "to employ").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for εὔχρηστος, the concept of usefulness can be related to Hebrew words like יָשַׁר (yashar, meaning "upright" or "straight") and טוֹב (tov, meaning "good" or "pleasant"), which convey a sense of moral and practical goodness.

Usage: The Greek word εὔχρηστος (euchréstos) is used to describe something or someone that is useful, beneficial, or profitable. In the context of the New Testament, it often refers to individuals or things that are valuable for a particular purpose, especially in service to God or others.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of usefulness was highly valued, particularly in terms of social and economic contributions. A person or object deemed εὔχρηστος would be considered valuable and worthy of honor. This term reflects the practical mindset of the time, where utility and function were often linked to one's worth and role in society.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from eu and chréstos
Definition
useful
NASB Translation
useful (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2173: εὔχρηστος

εὔχρηστος, εὔχρηστον (εὖ and χράομαι), easy to make use of, useful: with the dative of person 2 Timothy 2:21; opposed to ἄχρηστος, Philemon 1:11; εἰς τί, for a thing, 2 Timothy 4:11. (Diodorus 5, 40; Wis. 13:13; πρός τί, Xenophon, mem. 3, 8, 5.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
profitable, meet for use.

From eu and chrestos; easily used, i.e. Useful -- profitable, meet for use.

see GREEK eu

see GREEK chrestos

Forms and Transliterations
εύχρηστα ευχρηστον εύχρηστον εὔχρηστον ευχρηστος εὔχρηστος euchreston euchrēston eúchreston eúchrēston euchrestos euchrēstos eúchrestos eúchrēstos
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Englishman's Concordance
2 Timothy 2:21 Adj-NNS
GRK: τιμήν ἡγιασμένον εὔχρηστον τῷ δεσπότῃ
NAS: sanctified, useful to the Master,
KJV: and meet for the master's use,
INT: honor having been sanctified useful to the master

2 Timothy 4:11 Adj-NMS
GRK: γάρ μοι εὔχρηστος εἰς διακονίαν
NAS: and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for service.
KJV: for he is profitable to me for
INT: indeed to me useful for service

Philemon 1:11 Adj-AMS
GRK: καὶ ἐμοὶ εὔχρηστον
NAS: to you, but now is useful both
KJV: but now profitable to thee and
INT: and to me useful

Strong's Greek 2173
3 Occurrences


εὔχρηστον — 2 Occ.
εὔχρηστος — 1 Occ.















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