χάριν, [1 verse](noun sg fem acc, adv, prep) "Where-" is charin, which means "outward grace or favor", "beauty", "gracefully", "grace or favor felt", "sense of favor received", "thankfulness", "gratitude", "a favor done or returned", "boon", "gratification", "delight", (as an adverb), "in any one's favor", "for his pleasure", "for his sake",  (as a preposition), "for the sake of", "on behalf of", and "on account of".  - This word could be noun, adv, or preposition and it is used only here by Jesus, so we cannot say how he usually used it. It was clearly carefully chosen for its special meaning but which?  It means "outward grace or favor", "beauty", "gracefully", "grace or favor felt", "sense of favor received", "thankfulness", "gratitude", "a favor done or returned", "boon", "gratification", "delight", (as an adverb), "in favor", "for pleasure", "for sake",  (as a preposition), "for the sake of", "on behalf of", and "on account of". The primary adverbial meaning, "in favor" seems the most likely.