Definition
εὔ-χρηστος, -ον
(εὖ, χράομαι), [in LXX: Proverbs 31:13 (חֵפֶץ), Wis.13.13 * ;]
useful, serviceable: with dative of person(s), 2 Timothy 2:21; id. before εἰς, with dative of thing(s), 2 Timothy 4:11; opposite to ἄχρηστος, Phm 11.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- 2 Timothy 2:21εὔχρηστον · usefulSo if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work.
- 2 Timothy 4:11εὔχρηστος · usefulOnly Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is useful to me in the ministry.
- Philemon 1:11εὔχρηστον · [he has become] usefulFormerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.