χρηστός
Alt. χρηστός, ή, όν
Etym. verb. adj. of χράομαι
Etym. like χρήσιμος
I. "useful, good of its kind, serviceable", τινι Hdt., Eur.; of victims and omens, "boding good, auspicious", Hdt.; τελευτὴ χρηστή a "happy" end or issue, id=Hdt.:— τὰ χρηστά, as Subst., "good services, benefits, kindnesses", id=Hdt.; χρηστὰ συμβουλεύειν Ar.
2. in moral sense, "good", opp. to μοχθηρός, Plat.; τὸ χρηστόν, opp. to τὸ αἰσχρόν, Soph.
II. of men, "good, a good man and true;" generally, "good, honest, worthy, trusty", Hdt., Soph., etc.;—also like χρήσιμος, of good citizens, "useful, deserving", Ar., Thuc., etc.
2. οἱ χρηστοί, like οἱ ἀγαθοί, Lat. optimates, Xen.
3. of the gods, "kind, propitious", Hdt.
4. "good, mild, kind, kindly", NTest.:—in bad sense, "simple, silly", like εὐήθης, Ar., Plat.; ὦ χρηστέ Dem.
III. adv. -τῶς, "well, properly", Hdt.