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eúchrēstos

suitable

Say it: YOO-khrays-tos (approximate)

εὔχρηστος

What it means

Useful, serviceable (eu "well" plus chrēstos "useful"). In 2:21, "suitable for the master's use." Also 4:11, where Mark is "useful" to Paul, and Philemon 1:11, where Onesimus is now "useful."

Range of meaning

  • UsefulOf good service.
  • ServiceableFit for a task.

In 2 Timothy

  • Chapter 2

    "Suitable for the master's use" (2:21).

  • Chapter 4

    "He is useful to me for service" (4:11).

Every verse (2)

Verses where G2173 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources