verb
chalamō
Strong’sG5465
I let down, lower
stem chal-7 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books6 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
χαλάω, -ῶ
[in LXX: (Je 45 (38):6) (שׁלח pi.), etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5465 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkhal-ah'-o
to lower (as into a void)
Fromfrom the base of G5490;
King Jameslet down, strike.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Refs 4th c.BC+, Epic dialect 3rd.pers. plural χαλόωσιν Refs 2nd c.AD+; Aeolic dialect 3rd.pers. plural χόλαισι Refs 7th c.BC+future χᾰλάσω [λᾰ] Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἐχάλᾰσα Refs 5th c.BC+; Epic dialect χάλασσα Refs, plural subjunctive χαλάσσομεν Refs 7th c.BC+; Doric dialect participle χᾰλάξαις Refs 5th c.BC+; 3rd.pers. singular future or aorist subjunctive χαλάξει (uncertain meaning) Refs:—middle, Epic dialect aorist χαλάσαντο Refs 3rd c.BC+ —passive, aorist ἐχαλάσθην, subjunctive χᾰλασθῇ Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect κεχάλασμαι Refs 2nd c.AD+: pluperfect ἐκεχάλαστο Refs 2nd c.AD+
I transitive, slacken, loosen, χ. βιόν, τόξα, unstring the bow, Refs; χ. τὰ νεῦρα, opposed to συντείνειν, Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, opposed to ἐπιτείνεσθαι, Refs 5th c.BC+
I.2 let down, let fall, πτέρυγα χαλάξαις Pi.[same place]; χαλάσας ὀλίγον τὸ μέτωπον having unbent the brow, Refs 5th c.BC+; μαστοὺς χάλασον, says the Cyclops to his ewe, Refs 5th c.BC+; κράββατον, δίκτυα χ., NT; dip in a liquid, εἰς αἷμα Refs; soak, Refs —middle, ἱστὸν χαλάσαντο lowered it, Refs 3rd c.BC+
I.3 let loose, release, τινὰ ἐκ δεσμῶν Refs 4th c.BC+; absolutely, let go, slacken one's hold, μηδαμῇ χάλα Refs
I.4 ἡνίας χ. slacken the reins, especially in metaphorically sense, χ. τὰς ἡνίας τοῖς λόγοις Refs 5th c.BC+
I.5 κλῇθρα χ. loose the bars or bolts, i.e. undo or open the door, Refs 5th c.BC+
I.6 loosen or undo things drawn tightly together, χ. κρεμαστὴν ἀρτάνην Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, τὰ χαλώμενα ὅπλα Refs 5th c.BC+
I.7 of the bowels, etc., ὑγρὰ χ. Refs 5th c.BC+
I.8 metaphorically, τὴν ὀργήν χ. let it go, Refs 5th c.BC+; remit, μήτε τῆς προνοίας χαλώσης τὴν.. ὑπεροχήν Refs 5th c.AD+; τὸ ἀεὶ ταῦτα οὕτως ἔχειν ἐχάλασαν relaxed the strict principle that.. Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be softened, λίθος εἰς ὑγρότητα κεχαλασμένος Refs 4th c.AD+; also κεχαλάσθαι εἰς τὸ αὐτεξούσιον to have free play, opposed to συντετάχθαι, Refs 3rd c.AD+
II intransitive, become slack or loose, opposed to συντείνω, Refs 7th c.BC+; πύλαι χαλῷσαι open gates, Refs 5th c.BC+: metaphorically with genitive, have a remission of, χαλάσσομεν τὰς θυμοβόρω λύας Refs 7th c.BC+; relax, φρονήματος χ. Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 with dative person, χ. τινι give way or yield to any one, be indulgent to him, εἰ τοῖσιν.. κτείνουσιν ἀλλήλους χαλᾷς Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, give way, εἴκειν ὁδοῦ χαλῶντα τοῖς κακίοσιν Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 absolutely, grow slack or weak, ἐπειδὰν αἱ ἐπιθυμίαι παύσωνται κατατείνουσαι καὶ χαλάσωσι Refs; abate, χαλάσει ὁ παγετός Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| chalalōχαλῶσι | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | let down | 1× |
| chalamiχαλάσω | will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular | let down | 1× |
| chalimaἐχαλάσθην | happened · Iaorist passive indicative 1st person singular | let down | 1× |
| chalavarχαλάσατε | happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural | let down | 1× |
| chalarantoisχαλάσαντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | lowered | 2× |
| chalarantoiuχαλασάντων | happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive plural masculine | let down | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chalamō | chalame | chalami1×χαλάσω | chalama | chalamē | chalamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | chalasō | chalase | chalasi | chalasa | chalasē | chalaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chalatō | chalate | chalati | chalata | chalatē | chalatelē |
| we 1st person plural | chalanō | chalane | chalani | chalana | chalanē | chalanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | chalavō | chalave | chalavi | chalava | chalavē | chalavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | chalalō1×χαλῶσι | chalale | chalali | chalala | chalalē | chalalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chalomō | chalome | chalomē | chalomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | chalosō | chalose | chalosē | chaloselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chalotō | chalote | chalotē | chalotelē |
| we 1st person plural | chalonō | chalone | chalonē | chalonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | chalovō | chalove | chalovē | chalovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | chalolō | chalole | chalolē | chalolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chalimi | chalima1×ἐχαλάσθην |
| you 2nd person singular | chalisi | chalisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chaliti | chalita |
| we 1st person plural | chalini | chalina |
| ye 2nd person plural | chalivi | chaliva |
| they 3rd person plural | chalili | chalila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chalameiō | chalameia | chalameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | chalaseiō | chalaseia | chalaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chalateiō | chalateia | chalateiē |
| we 1st person plural | chalaneiō | chalaneia | chalaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | chalaveiō | chalaveia | chalaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | chalaleiō | chalaleia | chalaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chalomeiō | chalomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | chaloseiō | chaloseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chaloteiō | chaloteiē |
| we 1st person plural | chaloneiō | chaloneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | chaloveiō | chaloveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | chaloleiō | chaloleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chalimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | chaliseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chaliteia |
| we 1st person plural | chalineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | chaliveia |
| they 3rd person plural | chalileia |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | chalasōr | chalasar | chalasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chalatōr | chalatar | chalatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | chalavōr | chalavar1×χαλάσατε | chalavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | chalalōr | chalalar | chalalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | chalosōr | chalosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chalotōr | chalotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | chalovōr | chalovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | chalolōr | chalolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | chalisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chalitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | chalivar |
| they 3rd person plural | chalilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chalamoiō | chalamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | chalasoiō | chalasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chalatoiō | chalatoia |
| we 1st person plural | chalanoiō | chalanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | chalavoiō | chalavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | chalaloiō | chalaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chalomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | chalosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chalotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | chalonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | chalovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | chaloloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | chalimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | chalisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | chalitoia |
| we 1st person plural | chalinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | chalivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | chaliloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | chalarō | chalari | chalara | chalarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | chalorō | chalorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | chaliri | chalira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | chalarōntos | chalarintos | chalarantos3× | chalarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | chalorōntos | chalorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | chalirintos | chalirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
chal is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
chalalō“let down”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Mark 2:4“let down”… tan stegan hopou ate, kai exorussarantois chalalō ton krabatton hopou tos paralutikos katakeiote.… Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.
chalami“let down”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular1×
Luke 5:5… labana, epi de te rēme su chalami teim diktueim.… because You say so, I will let down the nets.”
chalima“let down”happened · Iaorist passive indicative 1st person singular1×
2 Corinthians 11:33“let down”kai dia thuridau en sargana chalima dia teu teicheu kai ekfeugama tain …But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his grasp.
chalavar“let down”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural1×
Luke 5:4… Simōnon; Epanagasar eis tem bathem kai chalavar teim diktueim vu eis agran.… Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”
chalarantois“lowered”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine2×
Acts 9:25“lowering”… nuktau dia teu teicheu kathiēkala auton chalarantois en spurida.One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.
Acts 27:17… tē mē eis tan Surtian ekpiptaleia, chalarantois tem skevem, houtōs ferole.… on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and were driven …
chalarantoiu“let down”happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive plural masculine1×
Acts 27:30“let down”… zētarōntoiu fugara ek teu ploieu kai chalarantoiu tan skafan eis tan thalassan profasia …… attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.