χρῆσιςchrēsis

use: in a sexual sense, Romans 1:26; with genitive object, θηλείας, Romans 1:27.

Greek (New Testament) · G5540

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Romans 1:26 That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other.
  • Romans 1:27 And the men, instead of having normal sexual relations with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men, and as a result of this sin, they suffered within themselves the penalty they deserved.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.