Quick Definition
εὔχρηστος, ον Adj useful, serviceable
Strong's Definition
from 2095 and 5543; easily used, i.e. useful
KJV Usage: profitable, meet for use
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
εὔχρηστος euchrēstos 3x
highly useful, very profitable, 2 Tim. 2:21; 4:11; Phlm. 11*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
εὔ-χρηστος, -ον
(εὖ, χράομαι), [in LXX: Pr 31:13 (חֵפֶץ), Wi 13:13 * ;]
useful, serviceable: c. dat. pers., II Ti 2:21; id. seq. εἰς, c. dat. rei, II Ti 4:11; opp. to ἄχρηστος, Phm 11.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
εὔχρηστος. For εὔχρηστος with the dat. of pers. (2 Tim 274), cf. P Petr III. 53 (x)® Πέτωνς, ὃν οὐδὲ od ἀγνοεῖς εὔχρηστον ὄντα τοῖς ἐν τῶι νομῶι, ἀπέσταλται εἰς ᾿Αλεξανδρείαν, ‘*Petous, who, as you know very well, is of great value to those in the nome, was sent to Alexandria” (Ed.), Priene 102° (c. B.C. 100) mpo[y]év[wy δὲ ὄντα γεγ]ενημένων εὐχρήστων κοινῆι [Tle τῷ[ι δήμ]ωι καὶ κατ᾽ ἰδίαν ἑκάστωι τῶν π[ολιτῶν, and for the comp. see PSI IV. 36124 (B.c. 251-0) προθυμότερος ἔσται Kal σοι εὐχρηστότερος. The constr. with els is found in Caguat IV. 8182} where a certain C. Ageleius is honoured at Hierapolis for fiscal services he had rendered—eis xplas kup[ta]kas εὔχρηστο[ν] γενόμενον. For the subst. see P Par 631%! (B.c. 164) (=P Petr III. p. 35) ὅταν ὁρῶσιν ἀντικαταλλασσομένην αὐτοῖς τὴν εὐχρηστίαν, “as soon as they see that the benefit will accrue to themselves also” (Mahaffy), and for the verb = ‘‘lend” (cf. Lob. Phryn. p. 402) see P Oxy 11. 241°° (c. A.D. 98) πρός ται (Δ Te) ἃς εὐχρήστησαν αὐτῷ κατὰ χιρόγραφον, “in return for an accommodation in accordance with a note of hand ” (Edd.), 26. XII. 147378 (a.D. 201).
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
εὔχρηστος (euchrēstos) — helpful. εὔχρηστ-ος, ον, also -η, ον [Refs 5th c.AD+]: (χράομαι):— useful, serviceable, ἔν τινι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρός τι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of persons, with dative, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; τῷ δήμῳ [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; σκεῦος εὔ. τῷ δεσπότῃ [NT]; εὔχρησται ἡμέραι, in astrology, [Refs 5th c.AD+]. adverb -τως [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
II. easy to execute, διίππευσις [Refs]