noun · neuter
cheilem
Greekχεῖλος (cheilos)
Strong’sG5491
a lip, mouth, shore
stem cheil-7 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books2 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
χεῖλος, -ους, τό, gen. pl., -εων (v. Bl., § 8, 4; Thackeray, Gr., I, 151),
[in LXX chiefly for שָׂפָה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5491 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkhi'-los
a lip (as a pouring place); figuratively, a margin (of water)
Fromfrom a form of the same as G5490;
King Jameslip, shore.
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 or object direct | cheilem | cheileim |
| of, belonging to genitive | cheileu | cheileiu1×χειλέων |
| to, for dative | cheile | cheilei3×χείλεσίν |
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
cheile 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
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
cheileiu“lips”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Hebrews 13:15“lips”dia autou oun anaferaneiō thusian ainesiau dia pantou to theo, houtem atō karpon cheileiu homologarōtoiu te onome autou.Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.
cheilei“lips”to, fordative plural3×
Matthew 15:8“lips”Tos laos houtos tei cheilei min timatō, tas de kardias autoiu porrō apechatō apo mu;‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
Mark 7:6“lips”tos de legata autoi; Kalōs profēteuata Ēsaios peri vu toiu hupokritoiu, hōs grafitē hoti Houtos tos laos tei cheilei min timatō, tas de kardias autoiu porrō apechatō apo mu;Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
1 Corinthians 14:21“lips”en to nomo grafitē hoti En heteroglōssoi kai en cheilei heteroiu lalami to lao houto, kai oude houtōs eisakoueli mu, legatō kurios.It is written in the Law: “By strange tongues and foreign lips I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to Me, says the Lord.”
cheileim2×
Romans 3:13“lips”tafos anoigirētos tos larunxos autoiu, tai glōssai autoiu doliale, ios aspiaiu hupo teim cheileim autoiu,“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”
1 Peter 3:10“lips”tos gar thelarōtos zōan agaparō kai horara hēmerain agathain pauatar tan glōssan apo kakeu kai cheileim teu mē lalara dolon,For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.
cheilem1×
Hebrews 11:12“shore”dio kai apo henou gennila, kai houteim nekrirētou, kathōs teim astreim tou ouranou te plēthe kai hōs tas ammas tas para tem cheilem tau thalassau tas anarithmētas.And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.