Strong's Greek · G5485
χάρις
cháris
acceptable, benefit, favour, gift, grace(- ious), joy, liberality, pleasure, thank(-s, -worthy)
Definition
graciousness (as gratifying), of manner or act (abstract or concrete; literal, figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; including gratitude)
Derivation
from G5463 (χαίρω);
Appears 155 times in Scripture
“And the Child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him.”
“All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.”
“So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.”
“If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.”
“And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.”
“From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.”
“The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
“If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.”
“And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).