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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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 - And no one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch tears away from the garment, and a worse tear is made.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:45 - Then he goes and brings with him seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. So shall it be also with this evil generation."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:64

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:64 - Therefore order the sepulchre to be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples go and steal him away, and tell the people, 'He has risen from the dead,' and the last fraud 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 piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; if he does, the patch tears away from it, the new from the old, and a worse tear is made.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:26 - and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:26 - Then he goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:14 - Afterward, Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, "See, you are well! Sin no more, that nothing worse befall you."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:8 - If any one does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his own family, he has disowned the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 3:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 3:13 - while evil men and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceivers and deceived.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:29 - How much worse punishment do you think will be deserved by the man who has spurned the Son of God, and profaned the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and outraged 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 defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overpowered, the last state has become worse for them than the first.
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