- Transliteration: Charis

- Phonetic: khar'-ece

- Definition:

1. grace

a. that which affords joy, pleasure, delight, sweetness, charm, loveliness: grace of speech

2. good will, loving-kindness, favour

a. of the merciful kindness by which God, exerting his holy influence upon souls, turns them to Christ, keeps, strengthens, increases them in Christian faith, knowledge, affection, and kindles them to the exercise of the Christian virtues

3. what is due to grace

a. the spiritual condition of one governed by the power of divine grace

b. the token or proof of grace, benefit

1. a gift of grace

2. benefit, bounty

4. thanks, (for benefits, services, favours), recompense, reward

- Origin: from G5463" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5463

- TDNT entry: 15:12,1

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine

- Strong's: From G5463" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5463; graciousness (as gratifying) of manner or act (abstract or concrete; literal figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart and its reflection in the life; including gratitude): - acceptable benefit favour gift grace (-ious) joy liberality pleasure thank (-s -worthy).