χαρίζω

Luke 7:21 ἐχαρίσατο He granted

At that very hour Jesus healed many people of their diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and He gave sight to many who were blind.

Here: He gave as a favor, freely and generously. Luke changes verbs here, so sight is presented as a gift bestowed and not only as a condition treated.

Luke 7:42 ἐχαρίσατο. he forgave.

When they were unable to repay him, he forgave both of them. Which one, then, will love him more?”

Luke 7:43 ἐχαρίσατο. he forgave.

“I suppose the one who was forgiven more,” Simon replied. “You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.

Here: Simon repeats Jesus' own verb from 7:42. In the story it means the moneylender wrote off what was owed, as a free favour. The word comes from the same root as charis, 'grace, favour'.

Acts 3:14 χαρισθῆναι to be granted

You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.

Here: 'To be granted to you as a favour'. This is the legal language of a ruler handing a prisoner over or releasing him as a gift to petitioners. The word comes from charis, 'favour, grace', so it carries a bitter irony: they spent their favour on a killer.

Acts 25:11 χαρίσασθαι. giving up.

If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”

Here: "Make a present of me to them," handing a man over as a political favor. It deliberately echoes 25:3 and 25:9, where the leaders ask for a "favor" (charis) and Festus wants to "do the Jews a favor." The supplied lemma χαρίζω is normally cited in its middle form χαρίζομαι.

Acts 25:16 χαρίζεσθαί to give up

I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.

Acts 27:24 κεχάρισταί has granted

and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.’

Here: A perfect tense: the grant has already been made and stands settled. The verb means to give something as a gracious favor, and is used for 'granting' a person's life or release to someone. It may imply that Paul had asked.

Romans 8:32 χαρίσεται;¶ will He grant?

He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?

Here: "Will graciously give". The verb comes from charis ("grace, favor"): to give as an unearned gift. The future tense looks ahead to what God will certainly hand over, and the giving has already begun.

1 Corinthians 2:12 χαρισθέντα having been granted

We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.

Here: 'Having been graciously given': a past-tense participle from the same root as charis, 'grace, favour'. The gifts are already given as an act of generosity; the Spirit's role is to make the recipients recognise them.

2 Corinthians 2:7 χαρίσασθαι to forgive

So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.

Here: To forgive by freely giving a favor. The verb comes from charis, 'grace'. The church is to release the man from his offense as a gift, the way a creditor writes off a debt. The aorist form presents it as one decisive act.

2 Corinthians 2:10 χαρίζεσθε, κεχάρισμαι, κεχάρισμαι, you forgive,, I have forgiven,

If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And if I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ for your sake,

Here: Present tense, 'you forgive' or 'you are forgiving'. The verb is built on charis ('favor, gift') and means to grant something as an unearned favor, here to cancel an offense. Paul treats the church's forgiveness as already under way or about to happen.

2 Corinthians 12:13 χαρίσασθέ do forgive

In what way were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!

Galatians 3:18 κεχάρισται has granted [it]

For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God freely granted it to Abraham through a promise.

Here: 'Has given as a free favor.' It comes from the same root as charis, 'favor, gift.' The perfect tense means the grant was made and still stands in force; it was never withdrawn and needs no later condition.

Ephesians 4:32 χαριζόμενοι ἐχαρίσατο forgiving, forgave

Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

Here: From charis, 'grace, favour, gift'. It means to give as a free gift, and here especially to let a wrong or a debt go without demanding payment. The present participle describes something done again and again.

Philippians 1:29 ἐχαρίσθη it has been granted

For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him,

Here: From the same root as *charis*, 'grace, favor'. The form is passive with God as the unstated giver: 'it was given you as a favor'. The tense looks back on the gift as one complete act. Suffering is placed in the category of a gift from God.

Philippians 2:9 ἐχαρίσατο granted

Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,

Here: God gave the name freely, as a generous gift, not as wages handed over. This is the same word Paul used in 1:29 for what 'has been granted' to the Philippians.

Colossians 2:13 χαρισάμενος having forgiven

When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses,

Here: From the same root as charis, 'grace, favour, gift'. It means granting something as a free favour, and in money settings it means writing off a debt. The aorist participle gives the means of the new life, or the act that came with it. Verse 14 goes on to describe the cancelled debt-record.

Colossians 3:13 χαριζόμενοι ἐχαρίσατο forgiving, has forgiven

Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

Here: Built on charis, "grace, favour, gift." It means granting something freely to someone who has no claim on it. With a wrong in view it means forgiving, remitting what the other person owes you. Present tense again: an ongoing practice.

Philemon 1:22 χαρισθήσομαι I will be granted

In the meantime, prepare a guest room for me, because I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.

Here: 'I will be granted [to you] as a favor.' The verb comes from the same root as charis, 'grace, favor'. The passive leaves the giver unnamed, and Paul clearly means God. The same verb is used for handing a prisoner over to someone as a favor, so release from custody is pictured as a gift to the church.