χρῆσις
chrēsis · use, relations
Greek word · Strong’s number G5540 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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chrēsis (χρῆσις) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “use, relations”.
Use; especially the natural use of the body in sexual relations.
How to say it
chrē·sis
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- The intimate relation between man and woman.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Romans 1:26
For this reason God handed them over to passions of dishonor; for their females exchanged the natural use for that contrary to nature;
- Romans 1:27
and likewise also the males, leaving the natural use of the female, were inflamed in their desire for one another, males with males committing the indecency and receiving in themselves the penalty that was due for their error.