noun · feminine
chalazas
Greekχάλαζα (chalaza)
Strong’sG5464
hail
stem chalaz-4 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
χάλαζα, -ης, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for בָּרָד;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5464 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkhal'-ad-zah
hail
Fromprobably from G5465;
King Jameshail.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | chalazas3×χάλαζα | chalazais |
| object accusative | chalazan | chalazain |
| direct address vocative | chalazar | chalazair |
| of, belonging to genitive | chalazau1×χαλάζης | chalazaiu |
| to, for dative | chalaza | chalazai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
chalaza 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
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
chalazas“hail”subjectnominative singular3×
Revelation 8:7“hail”Kai tos prōtos salpizata; kai gineta chalazas kai purem mignuirēteim en haime, kai ballita eis tan gēan; kai tem tritem tau gēau katakaiita, kai tem tritem teiu dendreiu katakaiita, kai pantos chortos chlōros katakaiita.Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass.
Revelation 11:19“hail”Kai anoigita tos naos tou theou tos en to ourano, kai horita tas kibōtas tau diathēkau autou en to nao autou; kai ginela astrapais kai fōnais kai brontais kai seismos kai chalazas megas.Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.
Revelation 16:21“hailstones”kai chalazas megas hōs talantiaias katabainatō ek tou ouranou epi toin anthrōpoin; kai blasfēmala tois anthrōpois ton theon ek tau plēgau tau chalazau, hoti megas atō tas plēgas autau sfodra.And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.
chalazau“hail”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Revelation 16:21“hail”kai chalazas megas hōs talantiaias katabainatō ek tou ouranou epi toin anthrōpoin; kai blasfēmala tois anthrōpois ton theon ek tau plēgau tau chalazau, hoti megas atō tas plēgas autau sfodra.And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.