Kind, Kind, Kindly, Kindness

Kind, Kind, Kindly, Kindness

'''A — 1: χρηστός (Strong'S #5543 — Adjective — chrestos — khrase-tos' )

"serviceable, good, pleasant" (of things), "good, gracious, kind" (of persons), is translated "kind" in  Luke 6:35 , of God; in  Ephesians 4:32 , enjoined upon believers. See Better , Easy , Good , Goodness , Gracious.

'''A — 2: ἀγαθός (Strong'S #18 — Adjective — agathos — ag-ath-os' )

"good," is translated "kind" in  Titus 2:5 , Rv. See Good.

'''B — 1: χρηστεύομαι (Strong'S #5541 — Verb — chresteuomai — khraste-yoo'-om-ahee )

akin to A. No. 1, "to be kind," is said of love,  1 Corinthians 13:4 .

'''C — 1: χρηστότης (Strong'S #5544 — Noun Feminine — chrestotes — khray-stot'-ace )

akin to A, No. 1, and B, used of "goodness of heart, kindness," is translated "kindness" in  2 Corinthians 6:6;  Galatians 5:22 , Rv (Av, "gentleness");  Ephesians 2:7;  Colossians 3:12;  Titus 3:4 . See Goodness.

'''C — 2: φιλανθρωπία (Strong'S #5363 — Noun Feminine — philanthropia — fil-an-thro-pee'-ah )

from philos, "loving," anthropos, "man" (Eng., "philanthropy"), denotes "kindness," and is so translated in  Acts 28:2 , of that which was shown by the inhabitants of Melita to the shipwrecked voyagers; in  Titus 3:4 , of the "kindness" of God, translated "(His) love toward man." See Love.

'''D — 1: φιλανθρώπως (Strong'S #5364 — Adverb — philanthropos — fil-an-thro'-poce )

akin to C, No. 2, "humanely, kindly," is translated "kindly" in  Acts 27:3 (Av, "courteously"). See Courteously.