Word study · Greek

chara

joy

Say it: kha-RAH (approximate)

χαρά

What it means

Joy. "As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing" (6:10); "I overflow with joy in all our affliction" (7:4); "abundance of their joy" (8:2).

Range of meaning

  • JoyDeep gladness.
  • DelightPleasure.

In 2 Corinthians

  • Chapter 6

    "As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing" (6:10).

  • Chapter 7

    "I overflow with joy" (7:4, 7:7, 7:9, 7:13, 7:16).