"χάρις" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /kʰá.ris/, /ˈxa.ris/, /ˈxa.ris/, /kʰá.ris/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈkʰa.ris/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈxa.ris/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈxa.ris/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈxa.ris/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From the same root as χαίρω (khaírō, “to be happy”). In the religious sense, it was first used in the Septuagint as a semantic loan from Biblical Hebrew חֵן (ḥēn), for instance in Genesis 6:8: * וְנֹ֕חַ מָ֥צָא חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ wə-nōaḥ māṣāʾ ḥēn bə-ʿēynēy yəhwāh. And Noah found grace in the eyes of YHWH. * 300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, Genesis 6.8: Νωε δὲ εὗρεν χάριν ἐναντίον κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ. Nōe dè heûren khárin enantíon kuríou toû theoû. Noah found grace [or favor] before the Lord God. Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*ǵʰer-|id=yearn}}, {{m|grc|χαίρω|t=to be happy}} χαίρω (khaírō, “to be happy”), {{sl|grc|hbo|חֵן|nocap=1|tr=ḥēn}} semantic loan from Biblical Hebrew חֵן (ḥēn), {{quote|he|וְנֹ֕חַ מָ֥צָא חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃|nocat=1|t=And Noah found grace in the eyes of YHWH.|tr=wə-nōaḥ māṣāʾ ḥēn bə-ʿēynēy yəhwāh.}} וְנֹ֕חַ מָ֥צָא חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ wə-nōaḥ māṣāʾ ḥēn bə-ʿēynēy yəhwāh. And Noah found grace in the eyes of YHWH., {{Q|grc|LXX|Genesis|6|8|quote=Νωε δὲ εὗρεν χάριν ἐναντίον κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ.|trans=Noah found grace 􂀿or favor􂁀 before the Lord God.}} 300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, Genesis 6.8: Νωε δὲ εὗρεν χάριν ἐναντίον κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ. Nōe dè heûren khárin enantíon kuríou toû theoû. Noah found grace [or favor] before the Lord God. Head templates: {{grc-noun|χᾰ́ρῐτος|f|third|head=χᾰ́ρῐς}} χᾰ́ρῐς • (kháris) f (genitive χᾰ́ρῐτος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|χᾰ́ρῐς|χᾰ́ρῐτος|AS=χᾰ́ρῐν/χᾰ́ρῐτα|VS=χᾰ́ρῐ|form=F}} Forms: χᾰ́ρῐς [canonical], kháris [romanization], χᾰ́ρῐτος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ χᾰ́ρῐς [nominative, singular], τὼ χᾰ́ρῐτε [dual, nominative], αἱ χᾰ́ρῐτες [nominative, plural], τῆς χᾰ́ρῐτος [genitive, singular], τοῖν χᾰρῐ́τοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν χᾰρῐ́των [genitive, plural], τῇ χᾰ́ρῐτῐ [dative, singular], τοῖν χᾰρῐ́τοιν [dative, dual], ταῖς χᾰ́ρῐσῐ [dative, plural], χᾰ́ρῐσῐν [dative, plural], taîs khárisi [dative, plural], taîs khárisin [dative, plural], τὴν χᾰ́ρῐν [accusative, singular], χᾰ́ρῐτα [accusative, singular], τὼ χᾰ́ρῐτε [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς χᾰ́ρῐτᾰς [accusative, plural], χᾰ́ρῐ [singular, vocative], χᾰ́ρῐτε [dual, vocative], χᾰ́ρῐτες [plural, vocative]
  1. beauty, elegance, charm, grace
    Sense id: en-χάρις-grc-noun-agKICvuh Categories (other): Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 17 26 11 14 23 9
  2. favourable disposition towards someone: grace, favor, goodwill
    (Judaism, Christianity) the grace or favor of God
    Tags: Judaism Categories (topical): Christianity, Judaism
    Sense id: en-χάρις-grc-noun-LDSpWGqD Categories (other): Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 17 26 11 14 23 9 Topics: Christianity
  3. favourable disposition towards someone: grace, favor, goodwill
    a voluntary act of goodwill
    Sense id: en-χάρις-grc-noun-anvyaugf Categories (other): Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 17 26 11 14 23 9
  4. gratitude, thanks Synonyms: μοῖτος
    Sense id: en-χάρις-grc-noun-Nhdzks9D Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 14 20 9 34 17 7 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 17 26 11 14 23 9 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 13 19 9 36 17 7
  5. influence (opposite force)
    Sense id: en-χάρις-grc-noun-7nX69Uml Categories (other): Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 17 26 11 14 23 9
  6. gratification, delight
    Sense id: en-χάρις-grc-noun-8Nzdc2Ph
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ἀχαριστέω (akharistéō), ἀχάριστος (akháristos), εὐχαριστέω (eukharistéō), εὐχάριστος (eukháristos), εὔχᾰρῐς (eúkharis), Λεοχάρης (Leokhárēs), Χάρης (Khárēs), χαρίεις (kharíeis), χαρίζομαι (kharízomai), Χάρις (Kháris), χάρισμα (khárisma), χαριτόω (kharitóō), Χαρίτων (Kharítōn)

Inflected forms

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      "roman": "akharistéō",
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "εὐχάριστος"
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      "word": "εὔχᾰρῐς"
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      "word": "Χάρης"
    },
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      "roman": "kharíeis",
      "word": "χαρίεις"
    },
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      "word": "χαρίζομαι"
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      "roman": "Kháris",
      "word": "Χάρις"
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      "word": "χάρισμα"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "word": "χαριτόω"
    },
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          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Coptic: ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ (kharis)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Coptic: ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ (kharis)"
    },
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      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
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          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Greek: χάρη (chári)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Greek: χάρη (chári)"
    },
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          "args": {
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          "expansion": "→ Romanian: har",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: har"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "semantic loan from Biblical Hebrew חֵן (ḥēn)",
      "name": "sl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "וְנֹ֕חַ מָ֥צָא חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃",
        "nocat": "1",
        "t": "And Noah found grace in the eyes of YHWH.",
        "tr": "wə-nōaḥ māṣāʾ ḥēn bə-ʿēynēy yəhwāh."
      },
      "expansion": "וְנֹ֕חַ מָ֥צָא חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃\nwə-nōaḥ māṣāʾ ḥēn bə-ʿēynēy yəhwāh.\nAnd Noah found grace in the eyes of YHWH.",
      "name": "quote"
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        "4": "6",
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        "trans": "Noah found grace 􂀿or favor􂁀 before the Lord God."
      },
      "expansion": "300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, Genesis 6.8:\nΝωε δὲ εὗρεν χάριν ἐναντίον κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ.\nNōe dè heûren khárin enantíon kuríou toû theoû.\nNoah found grace [or favor] before the Lord God.",
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      "form": "χᾰ́ρῐς",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kháris",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χᾰ́ρῐτος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ χᾰ́ρῐς",
      "roman": "hē kháris",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ χᾰ́ρῐτες",
      "roman": "hai khárites",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς χᾰ́ρῐτος",
      "roman": "tês kháritos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν χᾰρῐ́τοιν",
      "roman": "toîn kharítoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν χᾰρῐ́των",
      "roman": "tôn kharítōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ χᾰ́ρῐτῐ",
      "roman": "têi kháriti",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν χᾰρῐ́τοιν",
      "roman": "toîn kharítoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς χᾰ́ρῐσῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χᾰ́ρῐσῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taîs khárisi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taîs khárisin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν χᾰ́ρῐν",
      "roman": "tḕn khárin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χᾰ́ρῐτα",
      "roman": "khárita",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ χᾰ́ρῐτε",
      "roman": "tṑ khárite",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς χᾰ́ρῐτᾰς",
      "roman": "tā̀s kháritas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χᾰ́ρῐ",
      "roman": "khári",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χᾰ́ρῐτε",
      "roman": "khárite",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χᾰ́ρῐτες",
      "roman": "khárites",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "χᾰ́ρῐτος",
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        "3": "third",
        "head": "χᾰ́ρῐς"
      },
      "expansion": "χᾰ́ρῐς • (kháris) f (genitive χᾰ́ρῐτος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "χᾰ́ρῐς",
        "2": "χᾰ́ρῐτος",
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        "VS": "χᾰ́ρῐ",
        "form": "F"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 26 11 14 23 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "beauty, elegance, charm, grace"
      ],
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          "beauty"
        ],
        [
          "elegance",
          "elegance"
        ],
        [
          "charm",
          "charm"
        ],
        [
          "grace",
          "grace"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
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          "name": "Christianity",
          "orig": "grc:Christianity",
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            "Abrahamism",
            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        },
        {
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            "Abrahamism",
            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 26 11 14 23 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "favourable disposition towards someone: grace, favor, goodwill",
        "the grace or favor of God"
      ],
      "id": "en-χάρις-grc-noun-LDSpWGqD",
      "links": [
        [
          "grace",
          "grace"
        ],
        [
          "favor",
          "favor"
        ],
        [
          "goodwill",
          "goodwill"
        ],
        [
          "Judaism",
          "Judaism"
        ],
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "God",
          "God"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "favourable disposition towards someone: grace, favor, goodwill",
        "(Judaism, Christianity) the grace or favor of God"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Judaism"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 26 11 14 23 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "favourable disposition towards someone: grace, favor, goodwill",
        "a voluntary act of goodwill"
      ],
      "id": "en-χάρις-grc-noun-anvyaugf",
      "links": [
        [
          "grace",
          "grace"
        ],
        [
          "favor",
          "favor"
        ],
        [
          "goodwill",
          "goodwill"
        ],
        [
          "voluntary",
          "voluntary"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 20 9 34 17 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 26 11 14 23 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 19 9 36 17 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "gratitude, thanks"
      ],
      "id": "en-χάρις-grc-noun-Nhdzks9D",
      "links": [
        [
          "gratitude",
          "gratitude"
        ],
        [
          "thanks",
          "thanks"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "μοῖτος"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 26 11 14 23 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "influence (opposite force)"
      ],
      "id": "en-χάρις-grc-noun-7nX69Uml",
      "links": [
        [
          "influence",
          "influence"
        ],
        [
          "force",
          "force"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "gratification, delight"
      ],
      "id": "en-χάρις-grc-noun-8Nzdc2Ph",
      "links": [
        [
          "gratification",
          "gratification"
        ],
        [
          "delight",
          "delight"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰá.ris/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxa.ris/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxa.ris/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰá.ris/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʰa.ris/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxa.ris/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxa.ris/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxa.ris/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "χάρις"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 2-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek semantic loans from Biblical Hebrew",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Biblical Hebrew",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵʰer- (yearn)",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
    "Ancient Greek third-declension nouns"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "akharistéō",
      "word": "ἀχαριστέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "akháristos",
      "word": "ἀχάριστος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "eukharistéō",
      "word": "εὐχαριστέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "eukháristos",
      "word": "εὐχάριστος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "eúkharis",
      "word": "εὔχᾰρῐς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Leokhárēs",
      "word": "Λεοχάρης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Khárēs",
      "word": "Χάρης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kharíeis",
      "word": "χαρίεις"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kharízomai",
      "word": "χαρίζομαι"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Kháris",
      "word": "Χάρις"
    },
    {
      "roman": "khárisma",
      "word": "χάρισμα"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kharitóō",
      "word": "χαριτόω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Kharítōn",
      "word": "Χαρίτων"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Coptic: ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ (kharis)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Coptic: ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ (kharis)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "χάρη",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Greek: χάρη (chári)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Greek: χάρη (chári)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "har",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: har",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: har"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ǵʰer-",
        "id": "yearn"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "χαίρω",
        "t": "to be happy"
      },
      "expansion": "χαίρω (khaírō, “to be happy”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "hbo",
        "3": "חֵן",
        "nocap": "1",
        "tr": "ḥēn"
      },
      "expansion": "semantic loan from Biblical Hebrew חֵן (ḥēn)",
      "name": "sl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "וְנֹ֕חַ מָ֥צָא חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃",
        "nocat": "1",
        "t": "And Noah found grace in the eyes of YHWH.",
        "tr": "wə-nōaḥ māṣāʾ ḥēn bə-ʿēynēy yəhwāh."
      },
      "expansion": "וְנֹ֕חַ מָ֥צָא חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃\nwə-nōaḥ māṣāʾ ḥēn bə-ʿēynēy yəhwāh.\nAnd Noah found grace in the eyes of YHWH.",
      "name": "quote"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "LXX",
        "3": "Genesis",
        "4": "6",
        "5": "8",
        "quote": "Νωε δὲ εὗρεν χάριν ἐναντίον κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ.",
        "trans": "Noah found grace 􂀿or favor􂁀 before the Lord God."
      },
      "expansion": "300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, Genesis 6.8:\nΝωε δὲ εὗρεν χάριν ἐναντίον κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ.\nNōe dè heûren khárin enantíon kuríou toû theoû.\nNoah found grace [or favor] before the Lord God.",
      "name": "Q"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the same root as χαίρω (khaírō, “to be happy”). In the religious sense, it was first used in the Septuagint as a semantic loan from Biblical Hebrew חֵן (ḥēn), for instance in Genesis 6:8:\n*\nוְנֹ֕חַ מָ֥צָא חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃\nwə-nōaḥ māṣāʾ ḥēn bə-ʿēynēy yəhwāh.\nAnd Noah found grace in the eyes of YHWH.\n*\n300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, Genesis 6.8:\nΝωε δὲ εὗρεν χάριν ἐναντίον κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ.\nNōe dè heûren khárin enantíon kuríou toû theoû.\nNoah found grace [or favor] before the Lord God.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "χᾰ́ρῐς",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kháris",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χᾰ́ρῐτος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ χᾰ́ρῐς",
      "roman": "hē kháris",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ χᾰ́ρῐτε",
      "roman": "tṑ khárite",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ χᾰ́ρῐτες",
      "roman": "hai khárites",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς χᾰ́ρῐτος",
      "roman": "tês kháritos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν χᾰρῐ́τοιν",
      "roman": "toîn kharítoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν χᾰρῐ́των",
      "roman": "tôn kharítōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ χᾰ́ρῐτῐ",
      "roman": "têi kháriti",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν χᾰρῐ́τοιν",
      "roman": "toîn kharítoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς χᾰ́ρῐσῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χᾰ́ρῐσῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taîs khárisi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taîs khárisin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν χᾰ́ρῐν",
      "roman": "tḕn khárin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χᾰ́ρῐτα",
      "roman": "khárita",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ χᾰ́ρῐτε",
      "roman": "tṑ khárite",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς χᾰ́ρῐτᾰς",
      "roman": "tā̀s kháritas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χᾰ́ρῐ",
      "roman": "khári",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χᾰ́ρῐτε",
      "roman": "khárite",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χᾰ́ρῐτες",
      "roman": "khárites",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "χᾰ́ρῐτος",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "third",
        "head": "χᾰ́ρῐς"
      },
      "expansion": "χᾰ́ρῐς • (kháris) f (genitive χᾰ́ρῐτος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "χᾰ́ρῐς",
        "2": "χᾰ́ρῐτος",
        "AS": "χᾰ́ρῐν/χᾰ́ρῐτα",
        "VS": "χᾰ́ρῐ",
        "form": "F"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "beauty, elegance, charm, grace"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beauty",
          "beauty"
        ],
        [
          "elegance",
          "elegance"
        ],
        [
          "charm",
          "charm"
        ],
        [
          "grace",
          "grace"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "grc:Christianity",
        "grc:Judaism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "favourable disposition towards someone: grace, favor, goodwill",
        "the grace or favor of God"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grace",
          "grace"
        ],
        [
          "favor",
          "favor"
        ],
        [
          "goodwill",
          "goodwill"
        ],
        [
          "Judaism",
          "Judaism"
        ],
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "God",
          "God"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "favourable disposition towards someone: grace, favor, goodwill",
        "(Judaism, Christianity) the grace or favor of God"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Judaism"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "favourable disposition towards someone: grace, favor, goodwill",
        "a voluntary act of goodwill"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grace",
          "grace"
        ],
        [
          "favor",
          "favor"
        ],
        [
          "goodwill",
          "goodwill"
        ],
        [
          "voluntary",
          "voluntary"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "gratitude, thanks"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gratitude",
          "gratitude"
        ],
        [
          "thanks",
          "thanks"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "μοῖτος"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "influence (opposite force)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "influence",
          "influence"
        ],
        [
          "force",
          "force"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "gratification, delight"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gratification",
          "gratification"
        ],
        [
          "delight",
          "delight"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰá.ris/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxa.ris/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxa.ris/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰá.ris/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʰa.ris/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxa.ris/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxa.ris/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxa.ris/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "χάρις"
}

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