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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 5538. χρηματισμός (chrématismos) -- Divine response, warning, instruction</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/5538.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/2_timothy/3-4.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/5538.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 5538</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/5537.htm" title="5537">◄</a> 5538. chrématismos <a href="../greek/5539.htm" title="5539">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">chrématismos: Divine response, warning, instruction</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">χρηματισμός</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>chrématismos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>khray-mat-is-MOS<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(khray-mat-is-mos')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Divine response, warning, instruction<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>an oracle, divine response.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the verb χρηματίζω (chrēmatizō), which means "to give a divine response" or "to warn."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - H5002 נְאֻם (ne'um) - often translated as "utterance" or "oracle," referring to a divine declaration.<p> - H1697 דָּבָר (dabar) - meaning "word" or "matter," frequently used in the context of God's word or command.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "chrématismos" refers to a divine communication or oracle, often implying a warning or instruction given by God. It is used in contexts where God communicates His will or guidance to individuals, often through dreams, visions, or prophetic messages.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient world, divine oracles and communications were highly regarded as authoritative and were often sought for guidance in important decisions. In the Jewish and early Christian context, such divine communications were seen as a means by which God revealed His will to His people, guiding them in righteousness and warning them against impending danger or judgment.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 5538</b> <i>xrēmatismós</i> – a divine response (see <i>xrēmatizō</i>); "an oracular answer" (<i>WS</i>, 723), used only in Ro 11:4. <a href="/greek/5537.htm">See 5537</a> (<i>xrēmatizō</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/5537.htm">chrématizó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a divine response, an oracle<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>divine response (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5538: χρηματισμός</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">χρηματισμός</span></span>, <span class="greek2">χρηματισμοῦ</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (<span class="greek2">χρηματίζω</span>, which see), <span class="accented">a divine response, an oracle</span>: <a href="/interlinear/romans/11-4.htm">Romans 11:4</a>. (2 Macc. 2:4; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Diodorus</span> 1, 1; 14, 7; <span class="abbreviation">Clement of Rome</span>, 1 Cor. 17, 5 [ET]; (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Artemidorus</span> Daldianus, oneir. 1, 2, p. 8; Suicer, Thesaurus under the word (vol. 2, col. 1532)); in various other senses in the Greek writings from <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, and <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span> down.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>a divine response<p>From <a href="/greek/5537.htm">chrematizo</a>; a divine response or revelation -- answer of God. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5537.htm">chrematizo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>χρηματισμος χρηματισμός chrematismos chrematismós chrēmatismos chrēmatismós<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/romans/11-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 11:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτῷ ὁ <b>χρηματισμός</b> Κατέλιπον ἐμαυτῷ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> But what <span class="itali">is the divine response</span> to him? I HAVE KEPT<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> saith <span class="itali">the answer of God</span> unto him?<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to him the <span class="itali">divine answer</span> I kept to myself<p><b><a href="/greek/5538.htm">Strong's Greek 5538</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5538.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/chre_matismos_5538.htm">χρηματισμός — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/5537.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5537"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5537" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/5539.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5539"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5539" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>