to rejoice

Greek Verb

χαίρω [in LXX for שָׂמַח (Gen.45:16, al.), גִּיל (Pro.2:14, al.), etc; inf, as greeting (see infr.), Isa.48:22 57:21 שָׁלוֹם), 1Ma.10:18, 2Ma.1:1 and frequently in these books;] 1) to rejoice, be glad: Mrk.14:11, Luk.15:5, 32 19:6, 37 22:5 23:8, Jhn.8:56 20:20, Act.5:41 8:39 11:23 13:48, 2Co.6:10 7:7 13:9, Php.2:17, 28, Col.2:5, 1Th.5:16, 1Pe.4:13, 3Jn.3; χ. καὶ ἀγαλλιᾶσθαι, Mat.5:12; κ. σκιρτᾶν, Luk.6:23; opposite to κλαίειν, Rom.12:15, 1Co.7:30; to κλαίειν κ. θρηνεῖν Jhn.16:20; to λύπην ἔχειν, Jhn.16:22; with cogn. accusative, χ. χαρὰν μεγάλην, Mat.2:10; χαρᾷ χ. (B1, § 38, 3; Dalman, Words, 34 f.), Jhn.3:29; ἡ χαρὰ ᾗ χαίρομεν, 1Th.3:9; with prep. (Bl, 38, 2), ἐπί, with dative (simple dative in cl.), Mat.18:13, Luk.1:14 13:17, Act.15:31, Rom.16:19, 1Co.13:6 16:17, 2Co.7:13, Rev.11:10; διά, Jhn.3:29 11:15, 1Th.3:9; ἐν, Php.1:18; ἀπό, 2Co.2:3; with accusative (Dem.), Php.2:18; before ὅτι, Jhn.14:28, 2Co.7:9 7:16, 2Jn.4; ἐν τούτῳ ὅτι, Luk.10:20; with dative, Rom.12:1; ἐν κυρίῳ, Php.4:10 2) In salutations, imperat, χαῖρε, χαίρετε, (a) at meeting, hail: Mat.26:49 27:29, Mrk.15:18, Luk.1:28, Jhn.19:3; pl, Mat.28:9; so χχαίρειν λέγω, to give greeting, II Jn 11; in letters, χαίρειν (sc. λέγει; 81, 1), greeting: Act.15:23 23:26 Jas.1:1; (b) at parting, farewell: 2Co.13:11; (with) on other occasions, be of good cheer: ἐν κυρίῳ, Php.3:1 4:4 (cf. συν-χαίρω). (AS)

to rejoice

Greek Verb

χαίρω, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. plural imperative χαιρόντων [Refs 5th c.BC+]: imperfect, Epic dialect χαῖρον [Refs 8th c.BC+], Ionic dialect χαίρεσκον [Refs]: future χαιρήσω [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect reduplicate infinitive κεχᾰρησέμεν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; later χᾰρῶ variant in [NT]: aorist ἐχαίρησα [Refs 1st c.AD+]: perfect κεχάρηκα [Refs 5th c.BC+], participle -ηκώς[Refs 8th c.BC+] —middle (in same sense), χαίρομαι, noted as a barbarism in [Refs 5th c.BC+]future χᾰρήσομαι Ps.-[Refs 2nd c.BC+]; Doric dialect χαρησοῦμαι [LXX+4th c.BC+]; Epic dialect κεχᾰρήσομαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]: aorist 1 participle χαιρησάμενος [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: Epic dialect aorist 1 χήρατο [Refs 8th c.BC+]; participle χηράμενος [Refs 1st c.AD+]: Epic dialect reduplicate aorist 2, 3rd.pers. plural κεχάροντο [Refs 8th c.BC+]; optative 3rd.pers. singular and plural κεχάροιτο, -οίατο, [Refs 8th c.BC+] —passive (in same sense), aorist 2 ἐχάρην [ᾰ] [Refs], etc, Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular χάρη [Refs]; subjunctive χᾰρῇς [Refs 8th c.BC+]; infinitive χᾰρῆναι [Refs 4th c.BC+]; participle χᾰρείς [Refs 8th c.BC+]; perfect κεχάρημαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; participle κεχαρμένος [Refs 5th c.BC+]pluperfect 3rd.pers. singular and plural κεχάρητο, -ηντο, [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—rejoice, be glad, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; χ. νόῳ to rejoice in wardly, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to λυπεῖσθαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ἀλγεῖν, [Refs] —Constr, 1) with dative of things, rejoice at, take pleasure in a thing, νίκῃ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; with a participle added, χάρη δ᾽ ἄρα οἱ προσιόντι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; with a participle added, ἐπ᾽ ἐξεργασμένοις κακοῖσι χ. [Refs 5th c.BC+] express one's joy by laughter, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 1.b) of a plant, χαίρει ὑφάμμοις χωρίοις [Refs 4th c.BC+] 2) rarely with accusative, with a participle added, χαίρω δέ σ᾽ εὐτυχοῦντα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χαίρω σ᾽ [ἐλθόντα] [Refs] (this usage is said to be Oropian, [Refs] 2.b) with a neuter adjective, ταὐτὰ λυπεῖσθαι καὶ ταὐτὰ χαίρειν τοῖς πολλοῖς [Refs 4th c.BC+] 3) with participle, χαίρω. τὸν μῦθον ἀκούσας I rejoice at having heard, am glad to hear, [Refs 8th c.BC+] 3.b) with participle present, delight in doing, to be wont to do, χρεώμενοι χαίρουσι [Refs 5th c.BC+] 4) χαίρειν ὅττι or ὅτι, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐχάρην καὶ ἐθρασυνάμην ὅτι ἔμαθον. [Refs 4th c.AD+]; χ. οὕνεκα. [Refs 8th c.BC+] II) with negative, especially with future, οὐ χαιρήσεις thou wilt or shalt not rejoice, i.e. thou shalt not go unpunished, shalt repent it, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀλλ᾽ οὐδ᾽ ὣς Κῦρός γε χαιρήσει [Refs 5th c.BC+]; with an interrogative, σὺ. χαιρήσειν νομίζει; [Refs 1st c.AD+]: rarely with other tenses, ὅπως ἂν μὴ χαίρωσιν. [Refs 4th c.BC+]participle, see below [Refs] III) frequently in imperative χαῖρε, dual χαίρετον, plural χαίρετε, as a form of greeting, III.1) at meeting, hail, welcome (especially in the morning, accusative to [Refs 8th c.BC+]; in greeting one's native land, the sun, etc, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.1.b) sometimes implied in the use of χαίρω, κῆρυξ Ἀχαιῶν, χαῖρε. Answ. χαίρω I accept the greeting, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; νῦν πᾶσι χαίρω, νῦν με πᾶς ἀσπάζεται I hear the word χαῖρε from all, [Refs 5th c.BC+]infinitive, τὸ χαίρειν uncertain reading in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χαίρειν δὲ τὸν κήρυκα προὐννέπω I bid him welcome, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but χαίρειν τἄλλ᾽ ἐγώ σ᾽ ἐφίεμαι I bid thee have thy pleasure, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.1.c) infinitive alone at the beginning of letters, Κῦρος Κυαζάρῃ χαίρειν (i.e. λέγει) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; used by Alexander the Great to Phocion as a mark of respect, [Refs 4th c.BC+] III.2) at leavetaking, fare-thee-well, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; frequently put into the mouth of the dying, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: hence in sepulchral inscriptions, [Refs] III.2.b) hence, imperative χαιρέτω, χαιρόντων, have done with, away with, εἴτ᾽ ἐγένετο ἄνθρωπος εἴτ᾽ ἐστὶ δαίμων, χαιρέτω [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.2.c) ἐᾶν χαίρειν τινά or τι dismiss from one's mind, put away, renounce, [Refs 7th c.BC+]ad Them.255a. III.3) on other occasions, as in comforting, be of good cheer, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; χαῖρε, γύναι, φιλότητι good luck be on our union,[Refs] IV) participle χαίρων glad, joyful, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; λυπούμενοι καὶ χαίροντες in sorrow and in joy, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: also perfect participle κεχαρηκώς [Refs 5th c.BC+] IV.2) joined with another Verb, safe and sound, with impunity, χαίροντα ἀπαλλάσσειν [Refs 4th c.BC+]; more frequently with a negative, οὐ χαίρων to one's cost, οὐ χαίροντες γέλωτα ἐμὲ θήσεσθε [Refs 5th c.BC+] IV.3) in the same sense as imperative (above [Refs]fare-thee-well, and may'st thou arrive, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; χαίροισ᾽ ἔρχεο go thy way rejoicing, [Refs 7th c.BC+]; ἀλλ᾽ ἑρπέτω χαίρουσα let her go with a benison, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χαίρων ἴθι fare-thee-well, [Refs 5th c.BC+] IV.4) τὸ χαῖρον τῆς ψυχῆς [Refs 1st c.AD+] V) Astrology texts, of a planet, occupy the position appropriate to another of its own αἵρεσις, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]. (Cf. Sanskrit háryati 'take pleasure in', Umbr. heriest 'will wish', Latin horior.)

Greek

Verb

to be "cheer"ful, i.e. calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as salutation (on meeting or parting), be well; farewell, be glad, God speed, greeting, hall, joy(- fully), rejoice; a primary verb