Quick Definition
χρηστός, ή, όν Adj useful, gentle, pleasant, kind
Strong's Definition
from 5530; employed, i.e. (by implication) useful (in manner or morals)
KJV Usage: better, easy, good(-ness), gracious, kind
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
adjc. | -ή, -όν | χράομαι
65.25 · Value · Good, Bad
fine, better pertaining to being superior for a particular purpose or use In a number of languages it may be necessary to translate LUK 5:39 as ‘the old wine tastes better’ or ‘the old wine is fine to the taste’ or, in an idiomatic expression, ‘the old wine makes the tongue dance.’
88.9 · Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior · Goodness
good, useful, suitable pertaining to being useful and benevolent
88.68 · Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior · Kindness, Harshness
kind, gracious (derivative of χρηστεύομαι ‘to act kindly,’ 88.67) pertaining to being kind In a number of languages the equivalent of ‘God is kind’ is ‘God is good to’ or ‘God does what is good for.’
22.40 · Trouble, Hardship, Relief, Favorable Circumstances · Easy, Light
pleasant, easy pertaining to that which is pleasant or easy, with the implication of suitability In a number of languages it is necessary to translate χρηστός by a negativized equivalent, for example, ‘it is not difficult to bear.’
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
χρηστός, -7, -dv, (χράομαι), fr. Hdt. down, Sept. for 370; 1. prop. fit for use, useful; virtuous, good: ἤθη χρηστά, 1 Co. xv. 33 ([Treg. χρῆστα (but ef. B. 11)], see ἦθος, 3). 2. manageable, i. 6. mild, pleasant, (opp. to harsh, hard, sharp, bitter): of things, χρηστότερος οἶνος, pleasanter, Lk. v. 39 [here TTr txt. χρηστός ; so WII in br.] (of wine also in Plut. mor. p. 240 d. [i.e. Lacaen. apophtheg. (Gorg. 2); p. 1073 a. (i. e. de com. notit. 28)]; of food and drink, Plat. de rep. 4 p. 438 a.; σῦκα, Sept. Jer. xxiv. 8, 5); 6 ζυγός (opp. to burdensome), Mt. xi. 30 [A. V. easy]; of persons, kind, benevolent: of God, 1 Pet. ii. 8 ΓΑ. V. gracious] fr. Ps. xxxiii. (xxxiv.) χρηστότης 9; τὸ χρηστὸν τοῦ θεοῦ i. η. ἡ χρηστότης [W. § 34, 2], Ro. ii. 4; of men, εἴς τινα towards one, Eph. iv. 32; ἐπί τινα, Lk. vi. 35 [here of God; in both pass. A. V. kind].
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
χρηστός chrēstos 7x
useful, profitable; good, agreeable, Lk. 5:39; easy, as a yoke, Mt. 11:30; gentle, benign, kind, obliging, gracious, Lk. 6:35; Eph. 4:32; Rom. 2:4; 1 Pet. 2:3; good in character, disposition, etc., virtuous, 1 Cor. 15:33*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
χρηστός, -ή, -όν
(< χράομαι), [in LXX chiefly for טוֹב (freq. of God: Ps 24 (25):8, al.), also for יָקָר (Ez 27:22 28:13), יָשָׁר (Pr 2:21 א A) ;]
serviceable, good; of things, good, pleasant: of food (as often in cl.), οἶνος, Lk 5:39; ζυγός, Mt 11:30 (EV, easy); in ethical sense, ἤθη, I Co 15:33;
of persons, good, kind, gracious: Eph 4:32; of God, Lk 6:35, I Pe 2:3; τ. χρηστὸν (= ἡ χρηστότης) τοῦ θεοῦ, Ro 2:4.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
χρηστός, **virtuous,’” excellent,” as in 1 Cor 1538, is well illustrated by P Oxy III. 642 (ii/A.D.) ἀπολαύσωμεν τῷ χρηστῷ ὑμῶν ἤθει, 72. XIV. 1663" (ii/iii A.D.) διὰ τὸ ἦθος τὸ χρηστόν, ‘on account of his excellent character,”’ and 26. VII. 10701° (iii/a.D.), a pompous letter from a man to his wife in which he speaks of τῶν χρηστῶν ἐλπίδων τῶν ἐν ἀνθρώποισι νε[[σ]]νομισμένων, ‘‘the good hopes that are held by mankind”’ (Ed.). See also the citation from the Avircius inscr. σοῦ, πατρίς. The thought of ‘‘gracious,’”’ as in Lk 6535, appears in P Leid W*-?5 (ii/iii A.D.) (=I. p. 103) κλῦτί μοι (Δ κλῦθί μοι), ὃ χρηστὸς ἐν βαζάνοις (/. Bac-), βοήθησον ἐν ἀνάγκαις, and in such ἃ προσκύνημα as Predsigke 1581 ᾿Ανδρόμαχος.. ἀφίκετο πρὸς ᾿Αμενώθην χρηστὸν θεὸν... Kal ὁ θεὸς αὐτῶι ἐβοήθησε. Note also the common use of the adj. as ἃ descriptive epithet in sepulchral inscrr., e.g. Prezsighke 94 dupe χρηστὲ χαῖρε, 10°, a/. and its occurrence as a proper name in P Grenf I. 491} (a.p. 220-1) ὑπὸ τοῦ λαμπροτάτου ἡγεμόνος Tepevlov Χρήστου, α΄. See also s.v. Χριστιανός. Its use with reference to things may be seen in P Cairo Zen III. 593497 (B.c. 244) εἰ ἔστιν ἤδη χρηστόν, “if it is now fit for use,’’ of a jar of wine, P Oxy XVII. 21484 (A.D. 27) ἐκομισάμην τὴν cepid[ar}v χρηστὴν οὖσαν, “1 received the fine flour which was good” (Ed.), 156 ἐάν τι ποιῇς χρηστόν, περιποίησον εἰς οἶκον ἀδελ[φ]ῶν, ‘if you make anything good, make an extra amount for your brothers’ house ”’ (Ed.), and 74. VI. 93778 (iii/A.p.) δικότυλον ἐλαίου χρηστοῦ, “two cotylae of good oil” (Edd.).
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
χρηστός (chrēstos) — good/kind. χρηστός, ή, όν, (χράομαι) of things, like{χρήσιμος}, useful, good of its kind, serviceable, [τόξα] χρηστὰ οὐδέν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; [γῆ] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἰκία, opposed to μοχθηρά, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ χ. μέλιττα, opposed to οἱ κηφῆνες, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: frequently of wholesome food, μελίτωμα [Refs]; ποτόν, σῖτος, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with genitive, for a thing, νεύρων for the sinews, [Refs 4th c.BC+] (but pleasant to taste, nice, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of victims and omens, auspicious, ἱρά, σφάγια, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τελευτὴ χ. a happy end or issue, [Refs]: plural, τὰ χ., as substantive, benefits, kindnesses, [Refs]; χρηστόν τι συμβουλεύειν, χρηστὰ ἐπιτηδεύειν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χρηστὰ λέγειν, πράττειν, etc., [Refs 4th c.BC+] also, happy event, ἐκτελοῖτο δὴ τὰ χ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; prosperity, success, τὰ χ. δ᾽ αὔθ᾽ ἕκαστ᾽ ἔχει φίλους [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. in moral sense, opposed to κακός, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to πονηρός, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ χ., opposed to τὸ αἰσχρόν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χρηστός, opposed to λυπρός, [Refs 5th c.BC+] if working for good, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
3. good for its purpose, effective (even for evil), τραῦμα, δῆγμα, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
4. Grammars, in use, current, ποιηταῖς χρηστά [Refs]
II. of persons, good, especially in war, valiant, true, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: generally, good, honest, worthy, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of women, ἐρεῖ τις ὡς Κλυταιμνήστρα κακή· Ἄλκηστιν ἀντέθηκα χρηστήν [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of good citizens, useful, deserving, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but also ironically, ὁ χ. οὑτοσί [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II. b frequently on Epitaphs, [Refs]
II. c with infinitive, ὅσοι προβατεύειν χ. [Refs 4th c.AD+]
II.2. οἱ χρηστοί, like{οἱ ἀγαθοί}, those of good family, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.3. of the gods, propitious, merciful, bestowing health or wealth, θεῶν χρηστῶν ἥκειν εὖ [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.4. of men, good, kindly, δούλῳ.. χ. γενόμενός ἐστι δεσπότης πατρίς [NT+4th c.BC+]
II.4. b sometimes simple, silly, like{εὐήθης, χρηστὸς εἶ ὅτι ἡγῇ}.., you're a nice fellow, to think that.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.5. of a man, strong, able in body for sexual intercourse, ={γυναικὶ χρῆσθαι δυνάμενος}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.6. of the dead, whence χρηστὸν ποιεῖν ={ἀποκτιννύναι}, in a treaty between the Spartans and Tegea, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
III. adverb -τῶς well, properly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]