χρηστεύομαι
chrēsteuomai
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be kind
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Chresteuomai describes the conduct attributed to love in 1 Corinthians 13:4.
The attested use presents a present-tense action attributed to love within a sequence that contrasts it with envy, boasting, and being puffed up in 1 Corinthians 13:4.
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Conduct attributed to love · dominant
In 1 Corinthians 13:4, χρηστεύεται is a third-person present middle indicative singular form whose subject is love; it stands in a list that says love does not envy, boast, or become puffed up. The APB renders the clause "love is kind,".
In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Corinthians 13:4, the APB presents the clause as "love is kind." This rendering confirms the clause's presentation without isolating every feature of the Greek form.