adjective

chalepos

Greekχαλεπός (chalepos)

Strong’sG5467

hard, harsh, fierce

stem chalep-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

difficult1×violent1×

What it means

χαλεπός, -ή, -όν

[in LXX: Is 18:2 (נוֺרָא), Wi 3:19, Si 3:21, al.;]

hard;

(a) hard to do or deal with, difficult;

(b) hard to bear, painful, grievous: καιροί, II Ti 3:1;

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G5467 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidkhal-ep-os'

difficult, i.e. dangerous, or (by implication) furious

Fromperhaps from G5465 through the idea of reducing the strength;

King Jamesfierce, perilous.

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	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	chalepos	chalepas	chalepem	chalepois2×χαλεποὶ	chalepais	chalepeim
object accusative	chalepon	chalepan		chalepoin	chalepain
direct address vocative	chalepor	chalepar		chalepoir	chalepair
of, belonging to genitive	chalepou	chalepau	chalepeu	chalepoiu	chalepaiu	chalepeiu
to, for dative	chalepo	chalepa	chalepe	chalepoi	chalepai	chalepei

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

chalepstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

chalep 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

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

chalepois“violent”subjectnominative plural2×

Matthew 8:28“violent”Kai ercharatou autou eis tem peran eis tan chōran toiu Gadarēnoiu hupantala auto duo daimonizerōtois ek teiu mnēmeieiu exercherōtois, chalepois liōs hōste mē ischuarō tinon parerchara dia tau hodau ekeinau.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.

2 Timothy 3:1“difficult”Houtem de gnōskasōr hoti en eschatai hēmerai enistaneli kairois chalepois;But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come.