GreekG5467Adjective
χαλεπός
chalepos
“harsh”
2Occurrences
G5467Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
difficult, i.e. dangerous, or (by implication) furious
perhaps from G5465 (χαλάω) through the idea of reducing the strength;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
hard; (a) hard to do or deal with, difficult; (b) hard to bear, painful, grievous: καιροί; (with) of persons, hard to deal with, harsh, fierce, savage.
LXX: (יָרֵא),
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Adjective
Morphology Code
G:A
Full Description
Greek Adjective
Occurrences
χαλεπός appears 2 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
2 Timothy
1
Matthew
1
Key Passages
2 Timothy 3:1BSB
But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come.
Matthew 8:28BSB
When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.
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