GreekG5560Adjective

χωλός

chōlos

15Occurrences
G5560Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

"halt", i.e. limping

apparently a primary word;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
lame, halt, maimed: .
LXX: for פִּסֵּחַ

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

G:A

Full Description

Greek Adjective

Occurrences

χωλός appears 15 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Matthew
5
Acts
4
Luke
3
Hebrews
1
John
1
Mark
1

Key Passages

Acts 14:8BSB

In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked.

Acts 8:7BSB

With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.

Luke 14:13BSB

But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,

Matthew 11:5BSB

The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.

Matthew 18:8BSB

If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.

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