noun · masculine
chalinos
Greekχαλινός (chalinos)
Strong’sG5469
a bridle
stem chalin-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
χαλινός, -οῦ, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for מֶתֶג;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5469 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkhal-ee-nos'
a curb or head-stall (as curbing the spirit)
Fromfrom G5465;
King Jamesbit, bridle.
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 | chalinos | chalinois |
| object accusative | chalinon | chalinoin1×χαλινοὺς |
| direct address vocative | chalinor | chalinoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | chalinou | chalinoiu1×χαλινῶν |
| to, for dative | chalino | chalinoi |
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
chalino 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
chalinoin“bits”objectaccusative plural1×
James 3:3“bits”ei de toiu hippoiu toin chalinoin eis teim stomeim ballanō eis tem peithirō autoin ni, kai holem tem sōmem autoiu metaganō.When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can guide the whole animal.
chalinoiu“bridles”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Revelation 14:20“bridles”kai patita tas lēnas exōthen tau politau, kai exerchata haimem ek tau lēnau achri toiu chalinoiu toiu hippoiu apo stadioiu chilioi hexakosioi.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.