χρήσιμος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From the root of χράομαι (khráomai).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /kʰrɛ̌ː.si.mos/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈkʰre̝.si.mos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈxri.si.mos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈxri.si.mos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈxri.si.mos/
Adjective
χρήσῐμος • (khrḗsimos) m (feminine χρησίμη, neuter χρήσῐμον); first/second declension or
χρήσῐμος • (khrḗsimos) m or f (neuter χρήσῐμον); second declension
- useful, serviceable, profitable
- much-used
Declension
As a three-ending adjective:
First and second declension of χρήσῐμος; χρησῐ́μη; χρήσῐμον (Attic)
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
Nominative | χρήσῐμος khrḗsimos | χρησῐ́μη khrēsímē | χρήσῐμον khrḗsimon | χρησῐ́μω khrēsímō | χρησῐ́μᾱ khrēsímā | χρησῐ́μω khrēsímō | χρήσῐμοι khrḗsimoi | χρήσῐμαι khrḗsimai | χρήσῐμᾰ khrḗsima | |||||
Genitive | χρησῐ́μου khrēsímou | χρησῐ́μης khrēsímēs | χρησῐ́μου khrēsímou | χρησῐ́μοιν khrēsímoin | χρησῐ́μαιν khrēsímain | χρησῐ́μοιν khrēsímoin | χρησῐ́μων khrēsímōn | χρησῐ́μων khrēsímōn | χρησῐ́μων khrēsímōn | |||||
Dative | χρησῐ́μῳ khrēsímōi | χρησῐ́μῃ khrēsímēi | χρησῐ́μῳ khrēsímōi | χρησῐ́μοιν khrēsímoin | χρησῐ́μαιν khrēsímain | χρησῐ́μοιν khrēsímoin | χρησῐ́μοις khrēsímois | χρησῐ́μαις khrēsímais | χρησῐ́μοις khrēsímois | |||||
Accusative | χρήσῐμον khrḗsimon | χρησῐ́μην khrēsímēn | χρήσῐμον khrḗsimon | χρησῐ́μω khrēsímō | χρησῐ́μᾱ khrēsímā | χρησῐ́μω khrēsímō | χρησῐ́μους khrēsímous | χρησῐ́μᾱς khrēsímās | χρήσῐμᾰ khrḗsima | |||||
Vocative | χρήσῐμε khrḗsime | χρησῐ́μη khrēsímē | χρήσῐμον khrḗsimon | χρησῐ́μω khrēsímō | χρησῐ́μᾱ khrēsímā | χρησῐ́μω khrēsímō | χρήσῐμοι khrḗsimoi | χρήσῐμαι khrḗsimai | χρήσῐμᾰ khrḗsima | |||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
χρησῐ́μως khrēsímōs | χρησῐμώτερος khrēsimṓteros | χρησῐμώτᾰτος khrēsimṓtatos | ||||||||||||
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As a two-ending adjective:
Second declension of χρήσῐμος; χρήσῐμον (Attic)
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | ||||||||
Nominative | χρήσῐμος khrḗsimos | χρήσῐμον khrḗsimon | χρησῐ́μω khrēsímō | χρησῐ́μω khrēsímō | χρήσῐμοι khrḗsimoi | χρήσῐμᾰ khrḗsima | ||||||||
Genitive | χρησῐ́μου khrēsímou | χρησῐ́μου khrēsímou | χρησῐ́μοιν khrēsímoin | χρησῐ́μοιν khrēsímoin | χρησῐ́μων khrēsímōn | χρησῐ́μων khrēsímōn | ||||||||
Dative | χρησῐ́μῳ khrēsímōi | χρησῐ́μῳ khrēsímōi | χρησῐ́μοιν khrēsímoin | χρησῐ́μοιν khrēsímoin | χρησῐ́μοις khrēsímois | χρησῐ́μοις khrēsímois | ||||||||
Accusative | χρήσῐμον khrḗsimon | χρήσῐμον khrḗsimon | χρησῐ́μω khrēsímō | χρησῐ́μω khrēsímō | χρησῐ́μους khrēsímous | χρήσῐμᾰ khrḗsima | ||||||||
Vocative | χρήσῐμε khrḗsime | χρήσῐμον khrḗsimon | χρησῐ́μω khrēsímō | χρησῐ́μω khrēsímō | χρήσῐμοι khrḗsimoi | χρήσῐμᾰ khrḗsima | ||||||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
χρησῐ́μως khrēsímōs | χρησῐμώτερος khrēsimṓteros | χρησῐμώτᾰτος khrēsimṓtatos | ||||||||||||
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Further reading
- χρήσιμος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- “χρήσιμος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- G5539 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- advantageous idem, page 14.
- advisable idem, page 15.
- beneficial idem, page 74.
- expedient idem, page 293.
- good idem, page 366.
- handy idem, page 383.
- helpful idem, page 396.
- salutary idem, page 732.
- serviceable idem, page 756.
- useful idem, page 940.
- value idem, page 943.
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χρήσιμος (khrḗsimos). Synchronically analysable as χρήση (chrísi) + -ιμος (-imos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxri.si.mos/
Adjective
χρήσιμος • (chrísimos) m (feminine χρήσιμη, neuter χρήσιμο)
- useful
Declension
Declension of χρήσιμος
number case \\ gender | singular | plural | ||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | χρήσιμος • | χρήσιμη • | χρήσιμο • | χρήσιμοι • | χρήσιμες • | χρήσιμα • |
genitive | χρήσιμου • | χρήσιμης • | χρήσιμου • | χρήσιμων • | χρήσιμων • | χρήσιμων • |
accusative | χρήσιμο • | χρήσιμη • | χρήσιμο • | χρήσιμους • | χρήσιμες • | χρήσιμα • |
vocative | χρήσιμε • | χρήσιμη • | χρήσιμο • | χρήσιμοι • | χρήσιμες • | χρήσιμα • |
derivations | Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο χρήσιμος, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο χρήσιμος, etc.) |
Antonyms
- άχρηστος (áchristos)
Derived terms
- χρησιμοποιώ (chrisimopoió, “to use”)
- χρησιμότητα (chrisimótita, “utility, usefulness”)
Related terms
- see: χρήση f (chrísi, “use, usage”)