use

Greek Noun Female

χρῆσις, -εως, ἡ (χράομαι), [in LXX: 1Ki.1:28 (שָׁאַל), Sir.18:8, al;] use: in a sexual sense, Rom.1:26; with genitive obj, θηλείας, Rom.1:27 (for exx, see Thayer, see word). (AS)

use

Greek Noun Female

χρῆσις, εως, ἡ, (χράομαι) I) employment, use made of a thing, ἀνέμων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὴν κατ᾽ ἀξίαν χ. ποιοῦνται ἑκάστῳ (perhaps to be read ἑκάστου) [Refs 4th c.AD+]; use, practice, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; in plural, uses, advantages, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; αἱ ἐς τὰ πολεμικὰ χ. the uses of war, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to κτῆσις, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to πώλησις, [Refs 5th c.BC+] I.2) usefulness, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ἀχρηστία, [Refs 5th c.BC+]so as to become useful, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔχειν χρῆσιν to be useful, [Refs 4th c.BC+] I.3) intimacy, acquaintance, ἡ οἰκειότης καὶ ἡ χ. [τῆς πόλεως] [NT+5th c.BC+]; τὰ ἐν χρήσει familiar objects, [Refs 3rd c.AD+] I.4) Grammars, usage, of words, ἡ ἐξαλλαγὴ τῆς συνήθους χ. [Refs 1st c.BC+]; ἀναστρέφων τὰς χ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; in concrete sense, example of a word or use, πυκνῶς αἱ χ. παρὰ Αἰολεῦσιν [Refs]; passage cited, falsa lectio for{κρίσει} in [Refs 1st c.BC+]; indicated by the symbol ☧, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; ☧ Ἀριστοφάνους (referring to [Refs] II) (χράω (B) A), oracular response, ἀπὸ κείνου χρήσιος at his bidding, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) (χράω (B) B), lending, loan, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

Greek

Noun Feminine

employment, i.e. (specially), sexual intercourse (as an occupation of the body); use; from g5530 (χράομαι)