1 Corinthians 15:33:51 Cor.15.33.W5TAB

χρηστὰ

khrêsta

good

Transliteration
khrê-STA
Extended
khrê-STAH
IPA
/kʰrɛːsˈta/

Meaning by language

English
good

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Result
χρη + στὰ
khrê + sta
khrêsta

Alphabet Analysis

Chih/kh — like Bach
Rhor — rolled r
Etai — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Taut — as in top
Alphaah — as in father

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Word in context

  1. word

    khrê-STA

  2. sentence

    MÊ pla-NAS-the PHTHEI-rou-sin Ê-thê khrê-STA ho-mi-LI-ai ka-KAI

Exegesis

The direct object is the accusative ethe chresta {ἤθη χρηστὰ | ḗthē chrēstà} ‘good character’, where the adjective chresta qualifies the noun ethe.

Root and etymology

chrestoschi–rho–eta–sigma–tau–omicron–sigma

useful, upright, good

In context1 Corinthians 15:33

Do not be deceived: Bad associations corrupt good character .

About this coordinate

1 Corinthians 15:33:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Corinthians 15:33, so the Greek word χρηστὰ (khrêsta) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Cor.15.33.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.33.W5.S1) and character.