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Lexicon :: Strong's G5465 - chalaō

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χαλάω
Transliteration
chalaō (Key)
Pronunciation
khal-ah'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From the base of χάσμα (G5490)
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Strong’s Definitions

χαλάω chaláō, khal-ah'-o; from the base of G5490; to lower (as into a void):—let down, strike.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's G5465 in the following manner: let down (6x), strike (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's G5465 in the following manner: let down (6x), strike (1x).

  1. to loosen, slacken, relax

  2. to let down from a higher place to a lower

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
χαλάω chaláō, khal-ah'-o; from the base of G5490; to lower (as into a void):—let down, strike.
STRONGS G5465:
χαλάω, χάλω; future χαλάσω; 1 aorist ἐχάλασα; 1 aorist passive, ἐχαλάσθην; from Aeschylus and Pindar down;
a. to loosen, slacken, relax.
b. to let down from a higher place to a lower: τί or τινα, Mark 2:4; Luke 5:4; Acts 27:17, 30 (in these last two passages in a nautical sense, to lower); τινα ἐν συριδιδ, Acts 9:25; passive, 2 Corinthians 11:33.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Mark
2:4
Luke
5:4
Acts
9:25; 27:17; 27:30
2 Corinthians
11:33

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5465 matches the Greek χαλάω (chalaō),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:4 - Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:4 - When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:5 - Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:25 - But his followers took him by night and lowered him in a basket through an opening in the wall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:17 - so the men hoisted it aboard. Then they passed ropes under the ship itself to hold it together. Because they were afraid they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor[fn] and let the ship be driven along.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:30 - In an attempt to escape from the ship, the sailors let the lifeboat down into the sea, pretending they were going to lower some anchors from the bow.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:33 - But I was lowered in a basket from a window in the wall and slipped through his hands.
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