Greek core word #100 · noun · 155 times in the New Testament
χάρις
KAH-risχάρις, χάριτος, ἡ — grace, favour; thanks
- Third declension, stem χαριτ-: χάρις, χάριτος; accusative χάριν, but χάριτα in Acts 24:27 and Jude 4.
- χάρις τῷ θεῷ “thanks be to God”; the accusative χάριν also serves as a preposition (+ gen.) “for the sake of”.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
Third declension, stem χαριτ-
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | χάρις | χάριτες |
| Genitive | χάριτος | χαρίτων |
| Dative | χάριτι | χάρισι(ν) |
| Accusative | χάριν / χάριτα | χάριτας |
| Vocative | χάρι | χάριτες |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 38, Luke 2:40.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 299 · open the PDF here