adjective
cheirōnos
Greekχείρων (cheirōn)
Strong’sG5501
worse
stem cheirōn-11 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books0 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
χείρων, -ον, compar. of κακός
[in LXX: I Ki 17:43 B, Wi 15:18 17:6, III Mac 5:20 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5501 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkhi'-rone
from an obsolete equivalent χέρης (of uncertain derivation); more evil or aggravated (physically, mentally or morally)
Fromirregular comparative of G2556;
King Jamessorer, worse.
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 | cheirōnos | cheirōnas | cheirōnem | cheirōnois | cheirōnais | cheirōneim |
| object accusative | cheirōnon | cheirōnan | cheirōnoin | cheirōnain | ||
| direct address vocative | cheirōnor | cheirōnar | cheirōnoir | cheirōnair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | cheirōnou | cheirōnau | cheirōneu | cheirōnoiu | cheirōnaiu | cheirōneiu |
| to, for dative | cheirōno | cheirōna | cheirōne | cheirōnoi | cheirōnai | cheirōnei |
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
cheirōn 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
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
cheirōnem5×
Matthew 9:16“worse”oudenos de epiballatō epiblēmem rakeu agnafeu epi himatie palaie; airatō gar tem plērōmem auteu apo teu himatieu, kai cheirōnem schismem ginetō.No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. For the patch will pull away from the garment, and a worse tear will result.
Mark 2:21“worse”Oudenos epiblēmem rakeu agnafeu epiraptatō epi himatiem palaiem; ei de mē, airatō tem plērōmem apo auteu tem kainem teu palaieu, kai cheirōnem schismem ginetō.No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and a worse tear will result.
John 5:14“worse”meta houteim heuriskatō auton tos Iēsus en te hiere kai legata auto; Ide hugios ginasē; mēketi hamartasōr, hina mē cheirōnem si tinem gineteia.Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.”
Mark 5:26“worse”kai polleim pascharatas hupo polloiu iatroiu kai dapanaratas teim para autau panteim kai mēdenem ōfeliratas alla mallon eis tem cheirōnem ercharatas,She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her condition had only grown worse.
2 Timothy 3:13“worse”ponērois de anthrōpois kai goētois prokoptali epi tem cheirōnem, planarōtois kai planirōtois.while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
cheirōneim3×
Matthew 12:45“worse”tote poreuetō kai paralambatō meta heauteu hepta hetereim pneumeim ponērotereim heauteu, kai eisercharateim katoikatō ekei; kai ginetō teim eschateim tou anthrōpou ekeinou cheirōneim teiu prōteiu. houtōs eti kai ta genea houta ta ponēra.Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”
Luke 11:26“worse”tote poreuetō kai paralambatō hetereim pneumeim ponērotereim heauteu hepta, kai eisercharateim katoikatō ekei, kai ginetō teim eschateim tou anthrōpou ekeinou cheirōneim teiu prōteiu.Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first.”
2 Peter 2:20“worse”ei gar apofeugaratois teim miasmeim tou kosmou en epignōsia tou kuriou kai sōtērou Iēsu Christou houtei de palin emplekiratois hēttelē, ginatē autoi teim eschateim cheirōneim teiu prōteiu.If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.
cheirōnas1×
Matthew 27:64“worse”keleuasar oun asfalizira ton tafon heōs tau tritau hēmerau, mēpote ercharatois tois mathētois autou kleptaleia auton kai legaleia to lao; Egeirita apo toiu nekroiu, kai eti tas eschatas planas cheirōnas tau prōtau.So give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people He has risen from the dead. And this last deception would be worse than the first.”
cheirōnos1×
1 Timothy 5:8“worse”ei de tinos toiu idioiu kai malista oikeioiu ouk pronoatō, tan pistian arnetē kai atō apistou cheirōnos.If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
cheirōnau1×
Hebrews 10:29“worse”pose dokavō cheirōnau axiiti timōriau tos ton huion tou theou katapataratos, kai tem haimem tau diathēkau koinem hēgeratos en he hagiazita, kai tem pneumem tau chariau enubrizaratos.How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?