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Lexicon :: Strong's G5503 - chēra

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χήρα
Transliteration
chēra (Key)
Pronunciation
khay'-rah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Feminine of a presumed derivative apparently from the base of χάσμα (G5490) through the idea of deficiency
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:440,1313

Strong’s Definitions

χήρα chḗra, khay'-rah; feminine of a presumed derivative apparently from the base of G5490 through the idea of deficiency; a widow (as lacking a husband), literally or figuratively:—widow.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x

The KJV translates Strong's G5503 in the following manner: widow (27x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x
The KJV translates Strong's G5503 in the following manner: widow (27x).

  1. a widow

  2. metaph. a city stripped of its inhabitants and riches is represented under the figure of a widow

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
χήρα chḗra, khay'-rah; feminine of a presumed derivative apparently from the base of G5490 through the idea of deficiency; a widow (as lacking a husband), literally or figuratively:—widow.
STRONGS G5503:
χήρα, χήρας, ἡ (feminine of the adjective χῆρος, 'bereft'; akin to χέρσος, sterile, barren, and the Latincareo (but cf. Curtius, § 192)), from Homer, Iliad 6, 408 down, the Sept. for אַלְמָנָה, a widow: Matthew 23:14-13Rec.; Mark 12:40, 42; Luke 2:37; Luke 4:25; Luke 7:12; Luke 18:3, 5; Luke 20:47; Luke 21:2; Acts 6:1; Acts 9:39, 41; 1 Corinthians 7:8; 1 Timothy 5:3-5, 9, 11, 16; James 1:27; with γυνή added (2 Samuel 14:5, and often in the Greek writings from Homer, Iliad 2, 289 down), Luke 4:26; a city stripped of inhabitants and riches is represented under the figure of a widow, Revelation 18:7.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Samuel
14:5
Mark
12:40; 12:42
Luke
2:37; 4:25; 4:26; 7:12; 18:3; 18:5; 20:47; 21:2
Acts
6:1; 9:39; 9:41
1 Corinthians
7:8
1 Timothy
5:3; 5:4; 5:5; 5:9; 5:11; 5:16
James
1:27
Revelation
18:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5503 matches the Greek χήρα (chēra),
which occurs 27 times in 25 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:14 - Οὐαὶ δέ ὑμῖν, γραμματεῖς καὶ Φαρισαῖοι ὑποκριταί, ὅτι κατεσθίετε τὰς οἰκίας τῶν χηρῶν, G5503 καὶ προφάσει μακρὰ προσευχόμενοι· διὰ τοῦτο λήψεσθε περισσότερον κρίμα

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 12:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:40 - οἱ κατεσθίοντες τὰς οἰκίας τῶν χηρῶν G5503 καὶ προφάσει μακρὰ προσευχόμενοι· οὗτοι λήψονται περισσότερον κρίμα

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 12:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:42 - καὶ ἐλθοῦσα μία χήρα G5503 πτωχὴ ἔβαλεν λεπτὰ δύο ὅ ἐστιν κοδράντης

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 12:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:43 - καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ λέγει αὐτοῖς Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἡ χήρα G5503 αὕτη ἡ πτωχὴ πλεῖον πάντων βέβληκεν τῶν βαλόντων εἰς τὸ γαζοφυλάκιον·

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:37 - καὶ αὐτὴ χήρα G5503 ὡς ἐτῶν ὀγδοηκοντατεσσάρων ἣ οὐκ ἀφίστατο ἀπὸ τοῦ ἱεροῦ νηστείαις καὶ δεήσεσιν λατρεύουσα νύκτα καὶ ἡμέραν

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:25 - ἐπ᾽ ἀληθείας δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν πολλαὶ χῆραι G5503 ἦσαν ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις Ἠλίου ἐν τῷ Ἰσραήλ ὅτε ἐκλείσθη ὁ οὐρανὸς ἐπὶ ἔτη τρία καὶ μῆνας ἕξ ὡς ἐγένετο λιμὸς μέγας ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:26 - καὶ πρὸς οὐδεμίαν αὐτῶν ἐπέμφθη Ἠλίας εἰ μὴ εἰς Σάρεπτα τῆς Σιδῶνος πρὸς γυναῖκα χήραν G5503

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:12 - ὡς δὲ ἤγγισεν τῇ πύλῃ τῆς πόλεως καὶ ἰδού, ἐξεκομίζετο τεθνηκὼς υἱὸς μονογενὴς τῇ μητρὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ αὐτὴ ἦν χήρα G5503 καὶ ὄχλος τῆς πόλεως ἱκανὸς σὺν αὐτῇ

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:3 - χήρα G5503 δὲ ἦν ἐν τῇ πόλει ἐκείνῃ καὶ ἤρχετο πρὸς αὐτὸν λέγουσα Ἐκδίκησόν με ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀντιδίκου μου

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:5 - διά γε τὸ παρέχειν μοι κόπον τὴν χήραν G5503 ταύτην ἐκδικήσω αὐτήν ἵνα μὴ εἰς τέλος ἐρχομένη ὑπωπιάζῃ με

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:47 - οἳ κατεσθίουσιν τὰς οἰκίας τῶν χηρῶν G5503 καὶ προφάσει μακρὰ προσεύχονται· οὗτοι λήψονται περισσότερον κρίμα

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:2 - εἶδεν δέ καὶ τινα χήραν G5503 πενιχρὰν βάλλουσαν ἐκεῖ δύο λεπτὰ

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:3 - καὶ εἶπεν Ἀληθῶς λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἡ χήρα G5503 ἡ πτωχὴ αὕτη πλεῖον πάντων ἔβαλεν·

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:1 - Ἐν δὲ ταῖς ἡμέραις ταύταις πληθυνόντων τῶν μαθητῶν ἐγένετο γογγυσμὸς τῶν Ἑλληνιστῶν πρὸς τοὺς Ἑβραίους ὅτι παρεθεωροῦντο ἐν τῇ διακονίᾳ τῇ καθημερινῇ αἱ χῆραι G5503 αὐτῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:39

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:39 - ἀναστὰς δὲ Πέτρος συνῆλθεν αὐτοῖς· ὃν παραγενόμενον ἀνήγαγον εἰς τὸ ὑπερῷον καὶ παρέστησαν αὐτῷ πᾶσαι αἱ χῆραι G5503 κλαίουσαι καὶ ἐπιδεικνύμεναι χιτῶνας καὶ ἱμάτια ὅσα ἐποίει μετ᾽ αὐτῶν οὖσα ἡ Δορκάς

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:41

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:41 - δοὺς δὲ αὐτῇ χεῖρα ἀνέστησεν αὐτήν φωνήσας δὲ τοὺς ἁγίους καὶ τὰς χήρας G5503 παρέστησεν αὐτὴν ζῶσαν

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:8 - Λέγω δὲ τοῖς ἀγάμοις καὶ ταῖς χήραις G5503 καλὸν αὐτοῖς ἐστιν ἐὰν μείνωσιν ὡς κἀγώ·

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:3 - Χήρας G5503 τίμα τὰς ὄντως χήρας G5503

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:4 - εἰ δέ τις χήρα G5503 τέκνα ἢ ἔκγονα ἔχει μανθανέτωσαν πρῶτον τὸν ἴδιον οἶκον εὐσεβεῖν καὶ ἀμοιβὰς ἀποδιδόναι τοῖς προγόνοις· τοῦτο γάρ ἐστιν καλὸν καὶ ἀπόδεκτον ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:5 - ἡ δὲ ὄντως χήρα G5503 καὶ μεμονωμένη ἤλπικεν ἐπὶ τόν θεὸν καὶ προσμένει ταῖς δεήσεσιν καὶ ταῖς προσευχαῖς νυκτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:9 - Χήρα G5503 καταλεγέσθω μὴ ἔλαττον ἐτῶν ἑξήκοντα γεγονυῖα ἑνὸς ἀνδρὸς γυνή

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:11 - νεωτέρας δὲ χήρας G5503 παραιτοῦ· ὅταν γὰρ καταστρηνιάσωσιν τοῦ Χριστοῦ γαμεῖν θέλουσιν

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:16 - εἴ τις πιστὸς ἡ πιστὴ ἔχει χήρας G5503 ἐπαρκείτω αὐταῖς καὶ μὴ βαρείσθω ἢ ἐκκλησία ἵνα ταῖς ὄντως χήραις G5503 ἐπαρκέσῃ

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:27 - θρησκεία καθαρὰ καὶ ἀμίαντος παρὰ τῷ θεῷ καὶ πατρὶ αὕτη ἐστίν ἐπισκέπτεσθαι ὀρφανοὺς καὶ χήρας G5503 ἐν τῇ θλίψει αὐτῶν ἄσπιλον ἑαυτὸν τηρεῖν ἀπὸ τοῦ κόσμου

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:7 - ὅσα ἐδόξασεν ἑαυτὴν, καὶ ἐστρηνίασεν τοσοῦτον δότε αὐτῇ βασανισμὸν καὶ πένθος ὅτι ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτῆς λέγει Κάθημαι βασίλισσα καὶ χήρα G5503 οὐκ εἰμί καὶ πένθος οὐ μὴ ἴδω
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