Strong's Lexicon

G5560

G5560 — χωλός

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekcholosadjectiveOccurrences: 14

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G5560
Word:χωλός
Part of Speech:adjective
Etymology:apparently a primary word
Language:Greek
Occurrences:14
Transliteration:cholos
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:kho-los'
Meaning:1. "halt", i.e. limping
KJV Renderings:cripple, halt, lame

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

χωλός, χωλη, χωλόν, from Homer down, the Sept. for ôÄÌñÅÌçÇ, lame: Act 3:2; Act 3:11 Rec.; ; plural, Mat 11:5; Mat 15:30; Mat 21:14; Luk 7:22; Luk 14:13; Luk 14:21; Joh 5:3; Act 8:7; τό χωλόν, Heb 12:13 (on which see ἐκτρέπω, 1). deprived of afoot, maimed (A. V. halt): Mat 18:8; Mar 9:45.

Other Resources

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

Englishman's Greek Concordance

χωλός (cripple)

Matthew 11:5

KJV: The blind receive their sight and the lame walk the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear the dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them
GK: τυφλοί αναβλέπουσι και χωλοί περιπατούσι λεπροί καθαρίζονται και κωφοί ακούουσι νεκροί εγείρονται και πτωχοί ευαγγελίζονται

Matthew 15:30

KJV: And great multitudes came unto him having with them lame blind dumb maimed and many others and cast them down at Jesus’ feet and he healed them
GK: και προσήλθον αυτώ όχλοι πολλοί έχοντες μεθ΄ εαυτών χωλούς τυφλούς κωφούς κυλλούς και ετέρους πολλούς και έρριψαν αυτούς παρά τους πόδας του Ιησού και εθεράπευσεν αυτούς

Matthew 15:31

KJV: Insomuch that the multitude wondered when they saw the dumb to speak the maimed to be whole the lame to walk and the blind to see and they glorified the God of Israel
GK: ώστε τους όχλους θαυμάσαι βλέποντας κωφούς λαλούντας κυλλούς υγιείς χωλούς περιπατούντας και τυφλούς βλέποντας και εδόξασαν τον θεόν Ισραήλ

Matthew 18:8

KJV: Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee cut them off and cast from thee it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire
GK: ει δε η χειρ σου η ο πους σου σκανδαλίζει σε έκκοψον αυτά και βάλε από σου καλόν σοι εστίν εισελθείν εις την ζωήν χωλόν η κυλλόν η δύο χείρας η δύο πόδας έχοντα βληθήναι εις το πυρ το αιώνιον

Matthew 21:14

KJV: And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple and he healed them
GK: και προσήλθον αυτώ χωλοί και τυφλοί εν τω ιερώ και εθεράπευσεν αυτούς

Mark 9:45

KJV: And if thy foot offend thee cut it off it is better for thee to enter halt into life than having two feet to be cast into hell into the fire that never shall be quenched
GK: και εάν ο πους σου σκανδαλίζη σε απόκοψον αυτόν καλόν εστί σοι εισελθείν εις την ζωήν χωλόν η τους δύο πόδας έχοντα βληθήναι εις την Γέενναν εις το πυρ το άσβεστον

Luke 7:22

KJV: Then Jesus answering said unto them Go your way and tell John what things ye have seen and heard how that the blind see the lame walk the lepers are cleansed the deaf hear the dead are raised to the poor the gospel is preached
GK: και αποκριθείς ο Ιησούς είπεν αυτοίς πορευθέντες απαγγείλατε Ιωάννη α είδετε και ηκούσατε ότι τυφλοί αναβλέπουσι χωλοί περιπατούσι λεπροί καθαρίζονται κωφοί ακούουσι νεκροί εγείρονται πτωχοί ευαγγελίζονται

Luke 14:13

KJV: But when thou makest a feast call the poor the maimed the lame the blind
GK: αλλ΄ οταν ποιής δοχήν κάλει πτωχούς αναπήρους χωλούς τυφλούς

Luke 14:21

KJV: So that servant came and shewed his lord these things Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city and bring in hither the poor and the maimed and the halt and the blind
GK: και παραγενόμενος ο δούλος εκείνος απήγγειλε τω κυρίω αυτού ταύτα τότε οργισθείς ο οικοδεσπότης είπε τω δούλω αυτού έξελθε ταχέως εις τας πλατείας και ρύμας της πόλεως και τους πτωχούς και αναπήρους και χωλούς και τυφλούς εισάγαγε ώδε
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