Strong's Concordance
Original word: χράομαι
Transliteration: chraomai
Definition (short): use
Definition (full): to use, make use of
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin: akin to chré
Definition: to use, make use of
NASB Translation: do (1), treated (1), use (5), used (2), uses (1), vacillating* (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Middle voice of a primary verb (perhaps rather from cheir, to handle); to furnish what is needed; (give an oracle, "graze" (touch slightly), light upon, etc.), i.e. (by implication) to employ or (by extension) to act towards one in a given manner -- entreat, use. Compare chrao; chre.
see GREEK chrao
see GREEK cheir
see GREEK chre
References
KJV:
And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.
NASB:
The next day we put in at Sidon; and Julius treated Paul with consideration and allowed him to go to his friends and receive care.
KJV:
Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.
NASB:
After they had hoisted it up, they used supporting cables in undergirding the ship; and fearing that they might run aground on the shallows of Syrtis, they let down the sea anchor and in this way let themselves be driven along.
KJV:
Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.
NASB:
Were you called while a slave? Do not worry about it; but if you are able also to become free, rather do that.
KJV:
And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
NASB:
and those who use the world, as though they did not make full use of it; for the form of this world is passing away.
KJV:
If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.
NASB:
If others share the right over you, do we not more? Nevertheless, we did not use this right, but we endure all things so that we will cause no hindrance to the gospel of Christ.