noun · feminine
cholas
Greekχολή (cholē)
Strong’sG5521
gall, bitter herbs
stem chol-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
χολή, -ῆς, ἡ
[in LXX for רֹאשׁ, לַעֲנָה, מְרֵרָה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5521 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkhol-ay'
"gall" or bile, i.e. (by analogy) poison or an anodyne (wormwood, poppy, etc.)
Fromfeminine of an equivalent perhaps akin to the same as 5514 (from the greenish hue);
King Jamesgall.
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 | cholas | cholais |
| object accusative | cholan1×χολὴν | cholain |
| direct address vocative | cholar | cholair |
| of, belonging to genitive | cholau1×χολῆς | cholaiu |
| to, for dative | chola | cholai |
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
chola 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
cholan“gall”objectaccusative singular1×
Acts 8:23“gall”eis gar cholan pikriau kai sundesmon adikiau horamō sin arōton.For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity.”
cholau“gall”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Matthew 27:34“gall”dōala auto pinara oinon meta cholau mignuirēton; kai geueratos ouk thelata pinara.they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it.