Greek · G5483 · unreviewed

χαρίζομαι

To give grace

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χαρίζομαι G5483

Pronunciation charízomai

What does χαρίζομαι (charízomai) mean in the Bible?

χαρίζομαι (charízomai) is a Greek word meaning "to give grace". χαρίζομαι (χάρις), [in LXX: Est. Highlights God’s gracious preservation of all aboard.

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Meaning

to give grace

Extended definition

To give or forgive freely as an act of grace, never implying obligation or debt repayment.

(χάρις), [in LXX: Est.8:7 (נָתַן), Sng.1:4 א, Sir.12:3, 2 -4Ma.9:1-32 * ;]

1to show favour or kindness: with dative of person(s), Gal.3:18.

2to give freely, bestow: with accusative and dative, Luk.7:21, Act.3:14 25:11, 16 27:24, Rom.8:32, 1Co.2:12, Php.1:29 2:9, Phm 22.

3In late Gk. (= Lat. condonare), to grant forgiveness, forgive freely: of debt, Luk.7:42-43 (EGT, in l); of sin, 2Co.2:7 2:10 12:13, Eph.4:32, Col.2:13 3:13 (cf. DB, ii, 57a).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Why This Word Matters

Highlights God’s gracious preservation of all aboard. Acts 27:13-26

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses

Aorist Perfect Present Future

Voices

Middle Passive

Indicative states a fact or reality 14×

Aorist Middle Luke 7:21 · Luke 7:42 · Luke 7:43 · Eph 4:32 · Phil 2:9 · Col 3:13 6×

Perfect Middle Acts 27:24 · Gal 3:18 · 2 Cor 2:10 4×

Future Middle Rom 8:32 1×

Present Middle 2 Cor 2:10 1×

Aorist Passive Phil 1:29 1×

Future Passive Phlm 1:22 1×

Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 4×

Aorist Middle Acts 25:11 · 2 Cor 2:7 2×

Aorist Passive Acts 3:14 1×

Present Middle Acts 25:16 1×

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 4×

Present Middle Eph 4:32 · Col 3:13 2×

Aorist Passive 1 Cor 2:12 1×

Aorist Middle Col 2:13 1×

Imperative command or strong request 1×

Aorist Middle 2 Cor 12:13 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 22 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 7 ongoing 1 prospective 2 resultant 4 imperative 1 infinitive 3 participle 4

Tense

aorist 12 present 4 perfect 4 future 2

Voice

middle 18 passive 4

Mood

indicative 14 participle 4 infinitive 3 imperative 1

NT Occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

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Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

New Testament Witnesses

Acts 27:13-26 Granted charízomai Indicative · Perfect Middle

Freely given by grace.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 27 — The Storm, the Shipwreck, and the Promise of God Colossians 2 — Fullness in Christ and Freedom from Christ-Plus Religion Colossians 3 — Raised with Christ: Putting Off the Old Life and Putting On the New Ephesians 4 — Walking Worthy: Unity, Maturity, and the New Life in Christ Philippians 1 — Gospel Partnership and Joyful Witness in Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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