GreekG5469Noun (Masculine)

χαλινός

chalinos

2Occurrences
G5469Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a curb or head-stall (as curbing the spirit)

from G5465 (χαλάω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a bridle.
LXX: chiefly for מֶתֶג

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

χαλινός appears 2 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

James
1
Revelation
1

Key Passages

James 3:3BSB

When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can guide the whole animal.

Revelation 14:20BSB

And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and the blood that flowed from it rose as high as the bridles of the horses for a distance of 1,600 stadia.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.