Strong's Concordance chorégeó: to lead a chorus (i.e. a group of performers), to defray the cost of a chorus Original Word: χορηγέωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: chorégeó Phonetic Spelling: (khor-ayg-eh'-o) Short Definition: I furnish abundantly Definition: I furnish abundantly, supply. HELPS Word-studies 5524 xorēgéō (from xorēgos, "a person who both funds and directs an epic, ancient chorus," and 2233 /hēgéomai, "lead") – properly, to fund and lead a grand event, bearing all the expenses necessary to stage the grand event. 5524 /xorēgéō ("richly supply") in both NT occasions refers to God lavishly supplying all believers need, in every scene of life – so each becomes a grand (eternal) event! See 2 Cor 9:10; 1 Pet 4:11. [5524 (xorēgéō) is used in classical Greek for funding a chorus, supplying everything needed to make it an event! "The provision of a chorus at public festivals was a costly business for the Athenian public offices, who supplied in abundance" (P. Hughs).] Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5524: χορηγέωχορηγέω, χορήγω; future 3 person singular χορηγήσει (2 Corinthians 9:10 G L T Tr WH); 1 aorist optative 3 person singular χορηγ´ησαι (ibid., Rec.); (χορηγός, the leader of a chorus; from χορός and ἄγω (ἡγέομαι)); from (Simonides), Xenophon, Plato down; 1. to be a chorus-leader, lead a chorus. 2. "to furnish the chorus at one's own expense; to procure and supply all things necessary to fit out the chorus" (so very often in the Attic writings). 3. in later writings ((Aristotle), Polybius, Diodorus, Philo, Josephus, Plutarch, Aelian, others; 1 Kings 4:7; 1 Macc. 14:10; 2 Macc. 3:3, etc.), to supply, furnish abundantly: τί, 2 Corinthians 9:10; 1 Peter 4:11. (Compare: ἐπιχορηγέω.) From a compound of choros and ago; to be a dance-leader, i.e. (generally) to furnish -- give, minister. see GREEK choros see GREEK ago Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 55242 Occurrences χορηγήσει — 1 Occ. χορηγεῖ — 1 Occ. 2 Corinthians 9:10 V-FIA-3S GRK: εἰς βρῶσιν χορηγήσει καὶ πληθυνεῖ NAS: for food will supply and multiply KJV: to the sower both minister bread for INT: for eating may he supply and may he multiply 1 Peter 4:11 V-PIA-3S |
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