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It is used in the New Testament to describe language that is superficially appealing but lacks sincerity or truthfulness. This type of speech is typically employed to mislead or to gain favor through deceitful means.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, rhetoric and oratory were highly valued skills. Public speakers and philosophers often used persuasive language to sway audiences. However, this also led to the potential for manipulation through eloquent but insincere speech. The early Christian community, aware of these cultural practices, was cautioned against being swayed by such rhetoric, emphasizing the importance of truth and sincerity in communication.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/5543.htm">chréstos</a> and <a href="/greek/3004.htm">legó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>smooth speech<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>smooth (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 5542: χρηστολογία</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">χρηστολογία</span></span>, <span class="greek2">χρηστολογίας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (from <span class="greek2">χρηστολόγος</span>, and this from <span class="greek2">χρηστός</span>, which see, and <span class="greek2">λέγω</span>; cf. Julius <span class="abbreviation">Capitolinus</span> in the life of Pertinax c. 13 "Omnes, qui libere fabulas conferebant, male Pertinaci loquebantur, <span class="greek2">χρηστολογον</span> eum appellantes, qui bene loqueretur et male faceret<span class="accented">), </span>fair speaking, the smooth and plausible address which simulates goodness": <a href="/interlinear/romans/16-18.htm">Romans 16:18</a>. (<span class="abbreviation">Eustathius</span>, p. 1437, 27 (on Iliad 23, 598); ecclesiastical writings.)<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>good words. <p>From a compound of <a href="/greek/5543.htm">chrestos</a> and <a href="/greek/3004.htm">lego</a>; fair speech, i.e. Plausibility -- good words. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5543.htm">chrestos</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3004.htm">lego</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>χρηστολογιας χρηστολογίας chrestologias chrestologías chrēstologias chrēstologías<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/16-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 16:18</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/16.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">διὰ τῆς <b>χρηστολογίας</b> καὶ εὐλογίας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> appetites; <span class="itali">and by their smooth</span> and flattering speech<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and by <span class="itali">good words</span> and fair speeches<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/16-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> by the <span class="itali">kind speaking</span> and praise<p><b><a href="/greek/5542.htm">Strong's Greek 5542</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5542.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/chre_stologias_5542.htm">χρηστολογίας — 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/5541.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5541"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5541" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/5543.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5543"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5543" /></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>