χρηματίζωchrēmatízō
to utter an oracle (compare the original sense of G5530 (χράομαι)), i.e. divinely intimate; by implication, (compare the secular sense of G5532 (χρεία)) to constitute a firm for business, i.e. (generally) bear as a title
Greek (New Testament) · G5537
Meanings
1. to transact business, hence, to consult, deliberate; hence in later writers
2. to make answer; of an answer by an oracle; in FlJ, LXX and NT, of divine communications, to instruct, admonish, warn: passive (Bl., § 54, 3), Matthew 2:22, Hebrews 8:5, Hebrews 11:7, Hebrews 12:25; with infinitive (Bl., § 69,4; 70, 3; 72, 5), Matthew 2:12, Luke 2:26, Acts 10:22
3. to assume a name (as in business), be called: Acts 11:26, Romans 7:3.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 9 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 2:12 When it was time to leave, they returned to their own country by another route, for God had warned them in a dream not to return to Herod.
- Matthew 2:22 But when he learned that the new ruler of Judea was Herod’s son Archelaus, he was afraid to go there. Then, after being warned in a dream, he left for the region of Galilee.
- Luke 2:26 and had revealed to him that he would not die until he had seen the Lord’s Messiah.
- Acts 10:22 They said, “We were sent by Cornelius, a Roman officer. He is a devout and God-fearing man, well respected by all the Jews. A holy angel instructed him to summon you to his house so that he can hear your message.”
- Acts 11:26 When he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. Both of them stayed there with the church for a full year, teaching large crowds of people. (It was at Antioch that the believers were first called Christians.)
- Romans 7:3 So while her husband is alive, she would be committing adultery if she married another man. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law and does not commit adultery when she remarries.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.