adjective
chōlos
Greekχωλός (chōlos)
Strong’sG5560
lame, deprived of a foot
stem chōl-14 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books6 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
χωλός, -ή, -όν
[in LXX for פִּסֵּחַ;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5560 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkho-los'
"halt", i.e. limping
Fromapparently a primary word;
King Jamescripple, halt, lame.
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 | chōlos2×χωλὸς | chōlas | chōlem1×χωλὸν | chōlois4×χωλοὶ | chōlais | chōleim |
| object accusative | chōlon2×χωλόν | chōlan | chōloin4×χωλούς | chōlain | ||
| direct address vocative | chōlor | chōlar | chōloir | chōlair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | chōlou | chōlau | chōleu | chōloiu1×χωλῶν | chōlaiu | chōleiu |
| to, for dative | chōlo | chōla | chōle | chōloi | chōlai | chōlei |
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
chōl 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
14 occurrences, every one of them listed
chōlos“lame”subjectnominative singular2×
Acts 3:2“lame”kai tinos anēros chōlos ek koiliau mētērau autou huparcharōtos bastazite, hon tithale kata hēmeran pros tan thuran teu hiereu tan legirōtan Hōraian teu aitarō eleēmosunan para toiu eisporeuerōtoiu eis tem hierem,And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.
Acts 14:8“lame”Kai tinos anēros adunatos en Lustrei toi podoi kathete, chōlos ek koiliau mētērau autou, hos oudepote peripatata.In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked.
chōlon“lame”objectaccusative singular2×
Matthew 18:8“lame”Ei de tas cheiras su ē tos podos su skandalizatō sin, ekkoptasar auton kai ballasar apo su; kalem si atō eiserchara eis tan zōan kullon ē chōlon, ē duo cheirain ē duo podoin echarōton ballira eis tem purem tem aiōniem.If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.
Mark 9:45“lame”kai ean tos podos su skandalizateiō sin, apokoptasar auton; kalem atō sin eiserchara eis tan zōan chōlon ē toin duo podoin echarōton ballira eis tan geennan.If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.
chōlem“lame”subject or objectdirect singular1×
Hebrews 12:13“lame”kai trochiain orthain poiavōr toi podoi vu, hina mē tem chōlem ektrepiteia, iiteia de mallon.Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.
chōlois“lame”subjectnominative plural4×
Matthew 11:5“lame”tuflois anablepalō kai chōlois peripatalō, leprois katharizilō kai kōfois akoualō, kai nekrois egeirilō kai ptōchois euangelizilō;The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
Matthew 21:14“lame”Kai proserchala auto tuflois kai chōlois en te hiere, kai therapeuata autoin.The blind and the lame came to Him at the temple, and He healed them.
Luke 7:22“lame”kai apokriniratos legata autoi; Poreuiratois apangellavar Iōanno heim horava kai akouava; tuflois anablepalō, chōlois peripatalō, leprois katharizilō, kōfois akoualō, nekrois egeirilō, ptōchois euangelizilō;So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
Acts 8:7“lame”pollois gar toiu echarōtoiu pneumeim akatharteim boarōteim fōna mega exerchele, pollois de paraluirētois kai chōlois therapeuila;With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.
chōloin“lame”objectaccusative plural4×
Matthew 15:30“lame”kai proserchala auto ochlois pollois echarōtois meta heautoiu kōfoin, tufloin, chōloin, kulloin, kai heteroin polloin, kai riptala autoin para toin podoin autou, kai therapeuata autoin;Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.
Matthew 15:31“lame”hōste ton ochlon thaumazara bleparōtoin kōfoin lalarōtoin kulloin hugioin kai chōloin peripatarōtoin kai tufloin bleparōtoin; kai doxazala ton theon Israēl.The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.
Luke 14:13“lame”alla hotan dochan poiaseiō, kalasōr ptōchoin, anapēroin, chōloin, tufloin;But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,
Luke 14:21“lame”kai paragineratos tos doulos apangellata to kurio autou houteim. tote orgiziratos tos oikodespotos legata to doulo autou; Exerchasar tacheōs eis tain plateiain kai rumain tau politau, kai toin ptōchoin kai anapēroin kai tufloin kai chōloin eisagasar hōde.The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’
chōloiu“lame”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
John 5:3“lame”en houtai katakeiete plēthem toiu asthenarōtoiu, tufloiu, chōloiu, xēroiu.On these walkways lay a great number of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed.