KIND, easy, useful — of a yoke that fits well rather than one that galls; a craftsman's word for well-made, serviceable, GOOD to use. ⚠ Its close relative is a genuine ancient confusion rather than a modern pun: christos ('anointed') and chrēstos were near-homophones in first-century pronunciation, common enough that 'Chrestus' turns up as a variant spelling of 'Christus' in later Roman writing (Suetonius's Life of Claudius). Matthew does not exploit the pun; it is simply there, in the sound of the last word Jesus gives this chapter for his own yoke. → first discussed at Matt 11:30