Word study · Greek
chrēstotēs
kindness, goodness
Say it: khrace-TOT-ace (approximate)
χρηστότης
What it means
Kindness, goodness, benevolence. Paul says that God's "goodness" is meant to lead people to repentance (2:4). It is one of the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22) and is used of God's kindness in Titus 3:4.
Range of meaning
- KindnessGracious goodness.
- GoodnessMoral excellence.
In Romans
- Chapter 2
"The riches of his goodness" (2:4).
Every verse (3)
Verses where G5544 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources