Strong's Lexicon
G5469
G5469 — χαλινός
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5469 |
|---|---|
| Word: | χαλινός |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G5465 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | chalinos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | khal-ee-nos' |
| Meaning: | 1. a curb or head-stall (as curbing the spirit) |
| KJV Renderings: | bit, bridle |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
χλινος, χλινου, ὁ (χαλάω), a bridle: Jas 3:3; Rev 14:20. (From Aeschylus and Pindar down.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
χαλινός (bit)
James 3:3
- KJV: Behold we put bits in the horses’ mouths that they may obey us and we turn about their whole body
- GK: ίδε των ίππων τους χαλινούς εις τα στόματα βάλλομεν προς το πείθεσθαι αυτούς ημίν και όλον το σώμα αυτών μετάγομεν
Revelation 14:20
- KJV: And the winepress was trodden without the city and blood came out of the winepress even unto the horse bridles by the space of a thousand six hundred furlongs
- GK: και επατήθη η ληνός έξωθεν της πόλεως και εξήλθεν αίμα εκ της ληνού άχρι των χαλινών των ίππων από σταδίων χιλίων εξακοσίων