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Lexicon :: Strong's G5521 - cholē

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χολή
Transliteration
cholē (Key)
Pronunciation
khol-ay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an equivalent perhaps akin to the same as Χλόη (G5514) (from the greenish hue)
mGNT
2x in 2 unique form(s) TR
2x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
10x in 5 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

χολή cholḗ, khol-ay'; feminine of an equivalent perhaps akin to the same as 5514 (from the greenish hue); "gall" or bile, i.e. (by analogy) poison or an anodyne (wormwood, poppy, etc.):—gall.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G5521 in the following manner: gall (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G5521 in the following manner: gall (2x).

  1. bile, gall

  2. in the OT used of other bitter things

    1. wormwood

    2. possibly myrrh

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
χολή cholḗ, khol-ay'; feminine of an equivalent perhaps akin to the same as 5514 (from the greenish hue); "gall" or bile, i.e. (by analogy) poison or an anodyne (wormwood, poppy, etc.):—gall.
STRONGS G5521:
χολή, χολῆς, ἡ (equivalent to χόλος, from χέω to pour out (now thought to be connected with χλόη, χλωρός, etc. 'yellowish green'; cf. Curtius, § 200; Vanicek, p. 247)), first found in Archilochus (8th century B.C.), afterward in Aeschylus and following.
1. bile, gall: Matthew 27:34 (cf. the Sept. Psalm 68:22 (Ps. 69:21)) (cf. B. D., under the word Gall); Acts 8:23 (on which see πικρία); for מְרֵרָה, Job 16:13.
2. in the O. T. it is also used of other bitter things; for לַעֲנָה, wormwood, Proverbs 5:4; Lamentations 3:15; hence, some understand the word in Matthew 27:34 to mean myrrh, on account of Mark 15:23; but see σμυρνίζω, 2; (B. D. as above).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
27:34; 27:34
Acts
8:23

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Strong's Number G5521 matches the Greek χολή (cholē),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:34 - they offered Him wine mixed with gall (myrrh, a bitter-tasting narcotic) to drink; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:23 - “For I see that you are [fn]provoked by bitterness and bound by sin.”
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