LSJ
fut. χαριῶ Phld. Rh. 1.381 S., Gloss. ; aor. imper. χάρισον PMagLond. 122.17; — usu. Med. χαρίζομαι, fut. -ιοῦμαι Th. 3.40, 8.65; χαριῇ (v.l. -εῖ) also in Hdt. 1.90; Cret. χαριξίομαι GDI 5176.16 (found at Teos); also χαρίξομαι ib. 5178.17 (ibid.); χαρίηνται is a false Aeol. form in Milet. 3 No.152.56; later χαρίσομαι Ep. Rom. 8.32, Luc. DDeor. 22.4; aor. ἐχαρισάμην Hdt. 1.91, etc. ; opt. χαρίσαιτο Il. 6.49; Aeol. imper. χάρισσαι Sappho Supp. 16.4; Cret. inf. χαρίξασθαι GDI 5163b8 (Mylasa); — Pass. forms, fut. χαρισθήσομαι in pass. sense, Ep. Philem. 22; aor. ἐχαρίσθην in pass. sense, Act. Ap. 3.14, 1 Ep. Cor. 2.12; pf. κεχάρισμαι in act. sense, κεχάρισαι Ar. Ec. 1045, -ισται Id. Eq. 54; also in pass. sense, imper. -ίσθω Pl. Phdr. 250c; plpf. ἐκεχάριστο Hdt. 8.5, Ep. κεχάριστο Od. 6.23 : — say or do something agreeable to a person, show him favour or kindness, oblige, gratify, c. dat. pers., freq. in part., χαριζομένη πόσεϊ ᾧ Il. 5.71, cf. 11.23, 15.449, Od. 8.538, 13.265; once in Hes., ποίησε… χαριζόμενος Διΐ Th. 580; πᾶσι χαριζοίμην ἄν Hdt. 6.130, cf. Th. 3.40; τοῖς θεοῖς X. Mem. 4.3.16; Καλλίᾳ χαριζόμενος to oblige, humour him, Pl. Prt. 362a, cf. Men. 75b, Ar. Eq. 1368; of a judge, give a partial verdict, χ. οἷς ἂν δοκῇ αὐτῷ Pl. Ap. 35c; also χ. τῷ ἵππῳ X. Eq. 10.12; abs., make oneself agreeable, comply, opp. ἀντία φάσθαι, once in A., Pers. 700 (lyr.); οἱ ὑπὲρ καιρὸν χαριζόμενοι And. 4.7; c. acc. cogn., χάριτας χ. E. Fr. 360.1, Isoc. 1.31, D. 18.239; χ. τι καὶ αὐτός Th. 3.42; with part. added, χαρίζετο ἱερὰ ῥέζων Od. 1.61, cf. Hdt. 1.90, Ar. Ec. 1045, Pl. R. 338a, 426c, etc. ; more freq. c. dat. modi, μήτε τί μοι ψεύδεσσι χαρίζεο do not court favour by lies, Od. 14.387; χαριζόμενος φιλότητι 10.43, etc. ; λόγῳ θωπεῦσαι καὶ ἔργῳ χ. Pl. Tht. 173a codd. ; opp. τὰ βέλτιστα λέγειν, D. 9.2, cf. Plu. 2.66a.
gratify or indulge a humour or passion, once in S., θυμῷ χαρίζεσθαι κενά El. 331, cf. Antipho 4.3.2, X. An. 7.1.25; ὀργῇ E. Fr. 31; γλώσσῃ Id. Or. 1514 (troch.); ἔρωτι Pi. Fr. 127; τῇ ἐπιθυμίᾳ Pl. R. 561c; τῷ σώματι X. Mem. 1.2.23; τῇ γαστρί ib. 2.1.2, Cyr. 4.2.39; τῇ ἡδονῇ ib. 4.3.2. in erotic sense, grant favours to a man, Ar. Ec. 629 (anap.), Pl. Smp. 182a, Phdr. 231c, 256a, X. Mem. 3.11.12, etc. ; hence of Comedy, ὀλίγοις χαρίσασθαι Ar. Eq. 517 (anap.); c. acc. cogn., χ. θήλειαν ἀπόλαυσιν Luc. Am. 27. c. acc. rei, give graciously or cheerfully, δῶρα Od. 24.283; ἄποινα Il. 6.49, 10.380; χαρίζεσθαί τινί τι Hdt. 1.91, Ar. Ach. 437, Eq. 54, X. Cyr. 1.4.9, etc. ; πωλεῖν καὶ χ. καὶ τέκνοις μεταδιδόναι PGrenf. 1.60.45 (vi AD); so c. acc. pers., χαρίζομαί σε τοῖς ὄχλοις PFlor. 61.61 (i AD); with a strong oxymoron, ξείνια δυσμενέσιν λυγρὰ χ. Archil. 7; c. inf. with Art., χ. τὸ ποθεῖν Plu. 2.609a; τὸ ζῆν LXX 2 Ma. 3.33; without the Art., πολλοῖς ἐχαρίσατο βλέπειν (v.l. τὸ β.) Ev. Luc. 7.21; χάρισαι [αὐτοῖς] μένειν allow them to remain, Luc. Am. 19, cf. AP 5.236 (Agath.); so ἆρ’ ἄν τί μοι χαρίσαιο τοιόνδε — μή μου καταγελᾶν ; Pl. Hp. Mi. 364c. χ. τὴν δέησιν grant the request, Luc. Bis Acc. 14. Pass., c. acc., to be favoured with, ἀνάγκᾳ πνεῦμα χαριζόμενος Epigr.Gr. 204.18 (Cnidus). c. gen. partit., give freely of a thing, ἀλλοτρίων χ. Od. 17.452; ταμίη… χαριζομένη παρεόντων giving freely of such things as were ready, 1.140, etc. ; παντοίων ἀγαθῶν γαστρὶ χαριζόμενοι Thgn. 1000; γλώσσης μαφιδίοιο χ. παρεοῦσι Theoc. 25.188; προικὸς χαρίζεσθαι, of his bounty, Od. 13.15. c. acc. pers., give up as a favour, τῇ μητρὶ χ. Ὀκτάβιον, by dropping a law aimed at him, Plu. CG 4; but also, by unjust condemnation, Act. Ap. 25.11, 16; also τῷ θεῷ με ἐχαρίσω, of a dedication ceremony, PBremen 49.14 (ii AD).
forgive, τὴν ἀδικίαν τινί 2 Ep. Cor. 12.13, cf. Ep. Col. 2.13; abs., 2 Ep. Cor. 2.7, etc. Pass., esp. in pf. and plpf., κεχάριστο θυμῷ was dear to her heart, Od. 6.23; τοῖσι Εὐβοεῦσι ἐκεχάριστο the pleasure of the Euboeans was done, Hdt. 8.5; ταῦτα μὲν οὖν μνήμῃ κεχαρίσθω let a tribute be paid… Pl. Phdr. 250c; cf. χάρις A. V. mostly part. pf. κεχαρισμένος, η, ον, as Adj., acceptable, welcome, ἐμῷ κεχαρισμένε θυμῷ Il. 5.243, 826, etc. ; κεχαρισμένα δῶρα θεοῖσι δίδωσι, 20.298, cf. Od. 16.184, 19.397; κεχαρισμένα θεῖναί τινι to do things pleasing to one, Il. 24.661; ἀνὴρ κεχαρισμένα εἰδώς Od. 8.584; θεοις κεχαρισμένα ποιεῖν Lys. 6.33; κεχ. τοῖς θεοῖς λέγειν τε καὶ πράττειν, Pl. Euthphr. 14b, cf. Phdr. 273e; δοίη ᾧ κ’ ἐθέλοι καί οἱ κεχαρισμένος ἔλθοι Od. 2.54, cf. Hdt. 1.87, 3.119, X. Mem. 1.2.10, etc. ; κεχαρισμένα θύρσῳ E. HF 892 (lyr.); κεχαρ. χοιρίδιον Ar. Pax 386 (lyr.); πᾶσιν κεχαρισμένος Pl. Sph. 218a; λόγος κεχ. D. 14.1; σιτίον ἢ ποτόν X. Mem. 2.1.24; ἐν τοῖς μὴ κεχαρισμένοις… πρὸς τὴν αἴσθησιν Arist. PA 645a7; cf. κεχαρισμένως. later, Comp. κεχαρισμενώτερος Ael. NA 12.7; Sup. -ώτατος Alciphr. 3.65. — Rare in Trag., but freq. in Att. Prose.
Liddell-Scott-Jones, Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1940)
TBESG
χαρίζομαι
(< χάρις), [in LXX: Est.8:7 (נָתַן), Sng.1:4 א, Sir.12:3, 2 -4Ma.9:1-32 * ;]
__1. to show favour or kindness: with dative of person(s), Gal.3:18.
__2. to give freely, bestow: with accusative and dative, Luk.7:21, Act.3:14 25:11, 16 27:24, Rom.8:32, 1Co.2:12, Php.1:29 2:9, Phm 22.
__3. In late Gk. (= Lat. condonare), to grant forgiveness, forgive freely: of debt, Luk.7:42-43 (EGT, in l); of sin, 2Co.2:7 2:10 12:13, Eph.4:32, Col.2:13 3:13 (cf. DB, ii, 57a).†
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Translators Brief lexicon of Extended Strongs for Greek based on Abbot-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) (=AS), with corrections and adapted by Tyndale Scholars