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χρῆσις

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
χρῆσις, εως, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
chrēsis
Simplified transliteration: 
chresis
Numbers
Strong's number: 
5540
GK Number: 
5979
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-3e(5b)
Gloss: 
relations, functions
Definition: 
use, employment; manner of using,

, Rom. 1:26, 27*

Greek-English Concordance for χρῆσις

Romans 1:26 For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions. Their women exchanged the natural sexual function (chrēsin | χρῆσιν | acc sg fem) for one that is unnatural,
Romans 1:27 and likewise the men also abandoned the natural sexual relation (chrēsin | χρῆσιν | acc sg fem) with women and burned in their passion for one another — men with men committing shameless acts and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.