Word study · Greek
chara
joy
Say it: kha-RAH (approximate)
χαρά
What it means
Joy, gladness, and the celebration that follows. Luke is the Gospel of joy: the angels bring "good news of great joy" (2:10), and the three lost things stories end in joy (15:7, 15:10, 15:32). It's related to charis, "grace."
Range of meaning
- JoyDeep gladness.
- DelightPleasure.
In Luke
- Chapter 15
"Joy in heaven over one sinner who repents" (15:7, 15:10, 15:32).
Every verse (8)
Verses where G5479 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources