χαίρω

χαίρω

[in LXX for שָׂמַח (1 Mos 45,16, al.), גִּיל (Ord 2,14, al.), etc.; inf., as greeting (see infr.), Es 48,22; 57,21 שָׁלוֹם), 1Ma 10,18, 2Ma 1,1 and frequently in these books ;]

1. to rejoice, be glad: Mark 14,11, Luk 15,5, 32; 19,6, 37; 22,5; 23,8, Joh 8,56; 20,20, ApG 5,41; 8,39; 11,23; 13,48, 2 Kor 6,10; 7,7; 13,9, Fil 2,17, 28, Kol 2,5, 1 Thess 5,16, 1 Pet 4,13, 3 Joh 3; χ. καὶ ἀγαλλιᾶσθαι, Matt 5,12 κ. σκιρτᾶν, Luk 6,23 opposite to κλαίειν, Rom 12,15, 1 Kor 7,30; to κλαίειν κ. θρηνεῖν Joh 16,20 to λύπην ἔχειν, Joh 16,22 with cogn. accusative, χ. χαρὰν μεγάλην, Matt 2,10 χαρᾷ χ. (B1., § 38, 3; Dalman, Words, 34 f.), Joh 3,29 ἡ χαρὰ ᾗ χαίρομεν, 1 Thess 3,9 with prep. (Bl., 38, 2), ἐπί, with dative (simple dative in cl.), Matt 18,13, Luk 1,14; 13,17, ApG 15,31, Rom 16,19, 1 Kor 13,6; 16,17, 2 Kor 7,13, Åb 11,10; διά, Joh 3,29; 11,15, 1 Thess 3,9; ἐν, Fil 1,18 ἀπό, 2 Kor 2,3 with accusative (Dem.), Fil 2,18 before ὅτι, Joh 14,28, 2 Kor 7,9; 7,16, 2 Joh 4; ἐν τούτῳ ὅτι, Luk 10,20 with dative, Rom 12,1 ἐν κυρίῳ, Fil 4,10

2. In salutations, imperat., χαῖρε, χαίρετε,

(a) at meeting, hail: Matt 26,49; 27,29, Mark 15,18, Luk 1,28, Joh 19,3; pl., Matt 28,9 so χχαίρειν λέγω, to give greeting, 2 Joh 11; in letters, χαίρειν (sc. λέγει; 81, 1), greeting: ApG 15,23; 23,26 Jak 1,1;

(b) at parting, farewell: 2 Kor 13,11

(with) on other occasions, be of good cheer: ἐν κυρίῳ, Fil 3,1; 4,4 (cf. συν-χαίρω).†