- Original: χαίρω - Transliteration: Chairo - Phonetic: khah'-ee-ro - Definition: 1. to rejoice, be glad 2. to rejoice exceedingly 3. to be well, thrive 4. in salutations, hail! 5. at the beginning of letters: to give one greeting, salute - Origin: a primary verb - TDNT entry: 14:59,1 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primary verb; to be full of cheer that is calmly happy or well off; impersonal especially as a salutation (on meeting or parting) be well: - farewell be glad God speed greeting hail joy (-fully) rejoice. Total KJV Occurrences: 60 • farewell, 1 2 Corinthians 13:11 • glad, 11 Mar 14:11; Luke 22:5; Luke 23:8; Joh 20:20; Act 11:23; Act 13:48; Romans 16:19; 1 Corinthians 16:17; 2 Corinthians 13:9; 1 Peter 4:13; Revelation 19:7 • Godspeed, 2 2 John 1:10; 2 John 1:11 • greeting, 3 Act 15:23; Act 23:26; Jam 1:1 • Hail, 5 Mat 26:49; Mat 27:29; Mar 15:18; Luke 1:28; Joh 19:3 • joy, 3 Philippians 2:17; Philippians 2:18; 1 Thessalonians 3:9 • joyed, 1 2 Corinthians 7:13 • joyfully, 1 Luke 19:6 • joying, 1 Colossians 2:5 • rejoice, 18 Luke 1:14; Luke 19:37; Romans 12:15(2); 1 Corinthians 7:30; 2 Corinthians 2:3; 2 Corinthians 7:9; 2 Corinthians 7:16; Philippians 1:18(2); Philippians 2:28; Philippians 3:1; Philippians 4:4(2); Colossians 1:24; 1 Thessalonians 5:16; 1 Peter 4:13; Revelation 11:10 • rejoiced, 8 Mat 2:10; Luke 13:17; Act 15:31; 1 Corinthians 7:30; 2 Corinthians 7:7; Philippians 4:10; 2 John 1:4; 3 John 1:3 • rejoiceth, 2 Joh 3:29; 1 Corinthians 13:6 • rejoicing, 4 Act 5:41; Act 8:39; Romans 12:12; 2 Corinthians 6:10