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Lexicon :: Strong's G5501 - cheirōn

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χείρων
Transliteration
cheirōn (Key)
Pronunciation
khi'-rone
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Irregular comparative of κακός (G2556)
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Strong’s Definitions

χείρων cheírōn, khi'-rone; irregular comparative of G2556; from an obsolete equivalent χέρης chérēs (of uncertain derivation); more evil or aggravated (physically, mentally or morally):—sorer, worse.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's G5501 in the following manner: worse (7x), sorer (1x), worse (with G1519) (with G3588) (1x), worse and worse (with G1909) (with G3588) (1x), a worse thing (with G5100) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's G5501 in the following manner: worse (7x), sorer (1x), worse (with G1519) (with G3588) (1x), worse and worse (with G1909) (with G3588) (1x), a worse thing (with G5100) (1x).

  1. worse

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
χείρων cheírōn, khi'-rone; irregular comparative of G2556; from an obsolete equivalent χέρης chérēs (of uncertain derivation); more evil or aggravated (physically, mentally or morally):—sorer, worse.
STRONGS G5501:
χειρῶν, χεῖρον (comparitive of κακός; derived from the obsolete χερης, which has been preserved in the dative χερηι, accusative χερηα, plural χερεης, χερηα; cf. Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. i., p. 268 (cf. Ebeling, Lex. Homer under the word χερης) (from Homer down), worse: Matthew 9:16; Matthew 27:64; Mark 2:21; γίνεται τά ἔσχατα χείρονα τῶν πρώτων, Matthew 12:45; Luke 11:26; 2 Peter 2:20; εἰς τό χεῖρον ἔρχεσθαι (to grow worse), of one whose illness increases, Mark 5:26; ἵνα μή χεῖρον σοι τί γένηται, lest some worse thing befall thee, John 5:14; πόσῳ χειρῶν τιμωρία (A. V. how much sorer punishment), Hebrews 10:29; ἐπί τό χεῖρον προκόπτειν ((A. V. wax worse and worse); see προκόπτω, 2), 2 Timothy 3:13; of the moral character, σπιστου χειρῶν, 1 Timothy 5:8.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
9:16; 12:45; 27:64
Mark
2:21; 5:26
Luke
11:26
John
5:14
1 Timothy
5:8
2 Timothy
3:13
Hebrews
10:29
2 Peter
2:20

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5501 matches the Greek χείρων (cheirōn),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:16 - No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, because the patch will pull away from the garment and the tear will be worse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:45 - Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, so the last state of that person is worse than the first. It will be that way for this evil generation as well!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:64

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:64 - So give orders to secure the tomb until the third day. Otherwise his disciples may come and steal his body and say to the people, 'He has been raised from the dead,' and the last deception will be worse than the first."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:21 - No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; otherwise, the patch pulls away from it, the new from the old, and the tear becomes worse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:26 - She had endured a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all that she had. Yet instead of getting better, she grew worse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:26 - Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, so the last state of that person is worse than the first."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:14 - After this Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, "Look, you have become well. Don't sin any more, lest anything worse happen to you."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:8 - But if someone does not provide for his own, especially his own family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 3:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 3:13 - But evil people and charlatans will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:29 - How much greater punishment do you think that person deserves who has contempt for the Son of God, and profanes the blood of the covenant that made him holy, and insults the Spirit of grace?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:20 - For if after they have escaped the filthy things of the world through the rich knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they again get entangled in them and succumb to them, their last state has become worse for them than their first.
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