- Original: χαίρω
- Transliteration: Chairo
- Phonetic: khah'-ee-ro
- Definition:
1. to rejoice, be glad
2. to rejoice exceedingly
3. to be well, thrive
4. in salutations, hail!
5. at the beginning of letters: to give one greeting, salute
- Origin: a primary verb
- TDNT entry: 14:59,1
- Part(s) of speech: Verb
- Strong's: A primary verb; to be full of cheer that is calmly happy or well off; impersonal especially as a salutation (on meeting or parting) be well: - farewell be glad God speed greeting hail joy (-fully) rejoice.
Total KJV Occurrences: 60
• farewell, 1
2 Corinthians 13:11
• glad, 11
Mar 14:11;
Luke 22:5;
Luke 23:8; Joh 20:20; Act 11:23; Act 13:48;
Romans 16:19;
1 Corinthians 16:17;
2 Corinthians 13:9;
1 Peter 4:13;
Revelation 19:7
• Godspeed, 2
2 John 1:10;
2 John 1:11
• greeting, 3
Act 15:23; Act 23:26; Jam 1:1
• Hail, 5
Mat 26:49; Mat 27:29; Mar 15:18;
Luke 1:28; Joh 19:3
• joy, 3
Philippians 2:17;
Philippians 2:18;
1 Thessalonians 3:9
• joyed, 1
2 Corinthians 7:13
• joyfully, 1
Luke 19:6
• joying, 1
Colossians 2:5
• rejoice, 18
Luke 1:14;
Luke 19:37;
Romans 12:15(2);
1 Corinthians 7:30;
2 Corinthians 2:3;
2 Corinthians 7:9;
2 Corinthians 7:16;
Philippians 1:18(2);
Philippians 2:28;
Philippians 3:1;
Philippians 4:4(2);
Colossians 1:24;
1 Thessalonians 5:16;
1 Peter 4:13;
Revelation 11:10
• rejoiced, 8
Mat 2:10;
Luke 13:17; Act 15:31;
1 Corinthians 7:30;
2 Corinthians 7:7;
Philippians 4:10;
2 John 1:4;
3 John 1:3
• rejoiceth, 2
Joh 3:29;
1 Corinthians 13:6
• rejoicing, 4
Act 5:41; Act 8:39;
Romans 12:12;
2 Corinthians 6:10