Quick Definition
χαρίζομαι v. I show favor to, forgive
Strong's Definition
middle voice from 5485; to grant as a favor, i.e. gratuitously, in kindness, pardon or rescue
KJV Usage: deliver, (frankly) forgive, (freely) give, grant
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | χαίρω
57.102 · Possess, Transfer, Exchange · Give
to give, to grant, to bestow generously to give or grant graciously and generously, with the implication of good will on the part of the giver
LUK 7:21 · ACT 27:24 · ROM 8:32 · 1CO 2:12 · GAL 3:18 · PHP 1:29 · PHP 2:9 · PHM 1:22
40.10 · Reconciliation, Forgiveness · Forgiveness
to forgive to forgive, on the basis of one’s gracious attitude toward an individual It may be useful in some instances to translate χαρίζομαι in 2CO 12:13 as ‘be so kind as to forgive me.’
2CO 2:7 · 2CO 2:10 · 2CO 2:10 · 2CO 2:10 · 2CO 12:13 · EPH 4:32 · EPH 4:32 · COL 2:13 · COL 3:13 · COL 3:13
57.223 · Possess, Transfer, Exchange · Owe, Debt, Cancel
to cancel a debt, to forgive a debt to release a person from the obligation of repaying what is owed
1 In the classification of χαρίζομαι[a] there is obviously a problem of what might be called fuzzy sets, since these meanings may involve not only the transfer of actual objects but may often refer equally well to more generalized activities in which one person treats another graciously and generously (see 88.66). As such, these meanings could very well be classified under certain aspects of Domain 25 Attitudes and Emotions, though there seems to be no clear-cut distinction. Rather, there seems to be a gradient from one aspect of meaning to another. 2 PHM 1:22 The form of χαρίζομαι in PHM 1:22 may best be understood as a passive in contrast with the middle forms of χαρίζομαι which occur with an active sense.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
χαρίζομαι ; depon. mid.; fut. χαρίσομαι (Ro. viii. 32; Leian. d. mar. 9, 1, for which Grk. writ. com. use the Attic χαριοῦμαι [cf. WH. App. p. 163 sq.; B. 37 (52); W.§15s.v.]); pf. κεχάρισμαι ; 1 aor. ἐχαρισάμην; 1 aor. pass. ἐχαρίσθην (Acts iii. 14; 1 Co. ii. 12; Phil. i. 29, [ef. B. 52 (46) ]) ; fut. pass. χαρισθήσομαι with a pass. signif. (Philem. 22); (χάρις); often in Grk. writ. fr. Hom. down ; to do something pleasant or agreeable (to one), to doa Savor to, gratify ; a. univ. to show one’s self gracious, kind, benevolent: τινί, Gal. iii. 18 [al. (supply +. κληρονομίαν and) refer this to ec. below]. b. to grant forgiveness, to pardon: 2 Co. ii. 7; with a dat. of the pers., Eph. iv. 32; Col. iii. 13; with an ace. of the thing, 2 Co. ii. 10 [ef. W. § 39,1 b. and 3 N. 3]; τινὶ τὴν ἀδικίαν, 2 Co. xii. 13 ; τὰ παραπτώματα, Col. ii. 13. c. to give graciously, give freely, bestow: τινί τι, Lk. vii. 21; Ro. viii. 32; Phil. ii. 9; pass., 1 Co. ii. 12; Phil. i. 29; where a debt is referred to, to forgive [ef. Ὁ. above], Lk. vii. 42 sq.; τινί τινα, graciously to restore one to another who desires his safety (e. g. a captive [R.V. grant]), pass., Actsiii. 14; Philem. 22; or to preserve for one a person in peril, Acts xxvii. 24; τινά τινι, to give up to another one whom he may punish or put to death, Acts xxv. 11 [(ef. R. V. mrg.)]; with the addition of εἰς ἀπώλειαν, ib. 16.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
χαρίζομαι charizomai 23x
to gratify; to bestow in kindness, grant as a free favor, Lk. 7:21; Rom. 8:32; to grant the deliverance of a person in favor to the desire of others, Acts 3:14; 27:24; Phlm. 22; to sacrifice a person to the demand of enemies, Acts 25:11; to remit, forgive, Lk. 7:42; 2 Cor. 2:7, 10
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
χαρίζομαι
(< χάρις), [in LXX: Es 8:7 (נתן), Ca 1:4 א, Si 12:3, II-IV Mac 9 * ;]
to show favour or kindness: c. dat. pers., Ga 3:18.
to give freely, bestow: c. acc et dat., Lk 7:21, Ac 3:14 25:11, 16 27:24, Ro 8:32, I Co 2:12, Phl 1:29 2:9, Phm 22.
In late Gk. (= Lat. condonare), to grant forgiveness, forgive freely: of debt, Lk 7:42, 43 (EGT, in l.); of sin, II Co 2:7, 10 12:13, Eph 4:32, Col 2:13 3:13 (cf. DB, ii, 57a).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
χαρίζομαι. The two meanings usually assigned to this verb, ‘‘show kindness to’’ and ‘‘graciously bestow,’’ can hardly be separated as the following miscellaneous exx. show— P Lond 4255 (z.c. 168) (=I. p. 31. UPZ i. p. 301, Selections, p. 11) χαριε (/. χαριεῖ) δὲ Kal τοῦ σώματος ἔπιμε[λό]μενος, ἵν᾽ ὑγιαίνηις, P Tebt I. 5618 (c. B.c. 130-121) τοῦτο δὲ ποιήσας ἔσῃ por κεχαρισμένος els τὸν ἅπαντα χρόν[ον, “1 you do this I shall be eternally obliged to you” (Edd.), P Oxy II. 2925 (c. a.p. 25) χαρίεσαι (see below) δέ μοι τὰ μέγιστα, P Tebt II. 509 (i/ii A.D.) μεθ᾽ ἂς ἐχαρισάμην αὐτῶι ἀπὸ λοι[π(ῶν)] κοπ(ῆς) χόρτ(ου) (δραχμὰς) kK, P Oxy I. 33 verso iit (late ii/A.p.) καὶ τοῦτο ἡμεῖν χάρ[ισ]αι, κύριε Καῖσαρ, ‘“‘grant me this one favour, lord Caesar’’ (Edd.), P Grenf II. 68% (A.p. 247) ὁμολογῶ χαρίζεσθ[αι] col χάριτι ἀναφαιρέτῳ καὶ ἀμετανοήτῳ .. .» a deed of gift, Chrest I. 46 115 (beg. {1|4.0.} εὐεργεσίας ἧς éxapl[cavto τοῖς ἀπολυθεῖ]σι στρατιώταις, Aristeas 38 βουλομένων δ᾽ ἡμῶν Kal τούτοις χαρίζεσθαι, ‘since we desire to confer a favour not on these only,’’ the favour being the LXX translation of the Law, and the Christian amulet BGU III. 95478 (vi/a.p.) (= Selections, p. 134) ὃ φῶς ἐκ φωτός, θ(εδ)ς ἀληθινὸς χάρισον ἐμὲ τὸν δοῦλόν σου τὸ φῶς, “Ὁ Light of light, very God, graciously give thy servant light.” A striking linguistic parallel to our Lord’s trial before Pilate occurs in P Flor I. 61 (a.p. 85), where a Prefect, after stating to an accused man, f ἄξιος plé]y ἧς μαστιγωθῆναι, “‘thou art worthy to be scourged” (cf. Jn 193), adds δ] χαρίζομαι δέ σε τοῖς ὄχλοις, ‘but I give you freely to the multitude ’”’ (cf. Mk 15!5): see Deissmann LA£ ", Ρ. 269 f. For the form χαρίεσαι -- χαριεῖσαι, as in P Oxy 292 supra, cf. P Grenf II. 14 (c)? (iii/B.c.) χαρίεσαί por τοῦτο ποιήσας, and see Pro/eg. p. 53f., where Moulton shows that this formation of the 2nd sing, pres. mid., like the similar NT formations καυχᾶσαι, ὀδυνᾶσαι, has been ““formed afresh in the Kowy with the help of the -σαι
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
χαρίζω (charizō) — to give grace. χᾰρίζω, future χαριῶ [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist imperative χάρισον [Refs]:—usually middle χαρίζομαι, future -ιοῦμαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]; χαριῇ (variant{-εῖ}) also in [Refs 5th c.BC+] is a false Aeolic dialect form in [NT+2nd c.AD+]: aorist ἐχαρισάμην [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Aeolic dialect imperative χάρισσαι [Refs 7th c.BC+]; Cretan dialect infinitive χαρίξασθαι [Refs] —passive forms, future χαρισθήσομαι in passive sense, [NT]aorist ἐχαρίσθην in passive sense, [NT]perfect κεχάρισμαι in active sense, κεχάρισαι [Refs 5th c.BC+], -ισται [Refs]; also in passive sense, imperative -ίσθω[Refs 5th c.BC+]: pluperfect ἐκεχάριστο [Refs 5th c.BC+], Epic dialect κεχάριστο [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—say or do something agreeable to a person, show him favour or kindness, oblige, gratify, with dative person, frequently in participle, χαριζομένη πόσεϊ ᾧ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Καλλίᾳ χαριζόμενος to oblige, humour him, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a judge, give a partial verdict, χ. οἷς ἂν δοκῇ αὐτῷ [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, make oneself agreeable, comply, opposed to ἀντία φάσθαι, once in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; with participle added, χαρίζετο ἱερὰ ῥέζων [Refs 8th c.BC+] do not court favour by lies, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to τὰ βέλτιστα λέγειν, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
2. gratify or indulge a humour or passion, once in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῇ γαστρί[Refs]
3. in erotic sense, grant favours to a man, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: hence of Comedy, ὀλίγοις χαρίσασθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. with accusative of things, give graciously or cheerfully, δῶρα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; so with accusative person, χαρίζομαί σε τοῖς ὄχλοις [Refs 1st c.AD+]: with a strong oxymoron, ξείνια δυσμενέσιν λυγρὰ χ. [Refs 7th c.BC+]: with infinitive with Article, χ. τὸ ποθεῖν [LXX+1st c.AD+]; without the Article, πολλοῖς ἐχαρίσατο βλέπειν (variant{τὸ β}.) [NT]; χάρισαι [αὐτοῖς] μένειν allow them to remain, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; so ἆρ᾽ ἄν τί μοι χαρίσαιο τοιόνδε—μή μου καταγελᾶ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. b χ. τὴν δέησιν grant the request, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II. c passive, with accusative, to be favoured with, ἀνάγκᾳ πνεῦμα χαριζόμενος [Refs]
II.2. with genitive partitive, give freely of a thing, ἀλλοτρίων χ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ταμίη.. χαριζομένη παρεόντων giving freely of such things as were ready, [Refs], etc.; παντοίων ἀγαθῶν γαστρὶ χαριζόμενοι [Refs 6th c.BC+]; προικὸς χαρίζεσθαι, of his bounty, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
II.3. with accusative person, give up as a favour, τῇ μητρὶ χ. Ὀκτάβιον, by dropping a law aimed at him, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; but also, by unjust condemnation, [NT]; also τῷ θεῷ με ἐχαρίσω, of a dedication ceremony, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II.4. forgive, τὴν ἀδικίαν τινί [NT]
III. passive, especially in perfect and pluperfect, κεχάριστο θυμῷ was dear to her heart, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τοῖσι Εὐβοεῦσι ἐκεχάριστο the pleasure of the Euboeans was done, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ταῦτα μὲν οὖν μνήμῃ κεχαρίσθω let a tribute be paid.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
III.2. mostly participle perfect κεχαρισμένος, η, ον, as adjective, acceptable, welcome, ἐμῷ κεχαρισμένε θυμῷ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κεχαρισμένα δῶρα θεοῖσι δίδωσι,[Refs 8th c.BC+]; κεχαρισμένα θεῖναί τινι to do things pleasing to one, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κεχ. τοῖς θεοῖς λέγειν τε καὶ πράττειν, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; compare κεχαρισμένως.
III.3. later, comparative κεχαρισμενώτερος [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; superlative -ώτατος[Refs 4th c.AD+] —Rare in Trag., but frequently in _Attic dialect_ Prose.