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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
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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 BoxMar 12:40 - qui devorant domos viduarum sub obtentu prolixae orationis hii accipient prolixius iudicium

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:42 - cum venisset autem una vidua pauper misit duo minuta quod est quadrans

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:43 - et convocans discipulos suos ait illis amen dico vobis quoniam vidua haec pauper plus omnibus misit qui miserunt in gazofilacium

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:37 - et haec vidua usque ad annos octoginta quattuor quae non discedebat de templo ieiuniis et obsecrationibus serviens nocte ac die

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:25 - in veritate dico vobis multae viduae erant in diebus Heliae in Israhel quando clusum est caelum annis tribus et mensibus sex cum facta est fames magna in omni terra

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:26 - et ad nullam illarum missus est Helias nisi in Sareptha Sidoniae ad mulierem viduam

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:12 - cum autem adpropinquaret portae civitatis et ecce defunctus efferebatur filius unicus matri suae et haec vidua erat et turba civitatis multa cum illa

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:3 - vidua autem quaedam erat in civitate illa et veniebat ad eum dicens vindica me de adversario meo

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:5 - tamen quia molesta est mihi haec vidua vindicabo illam ne in novissimo veniens suggillet me

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:47 - qui devorant domos viduarum simulantes longam orationem hii accipient damnationem maiorem

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:2 - vidit autem et quandam viduam pauperculam mittentem aera minuta duo

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:3 - et dixit vere dico vobis quia vidua haec pauper plus quam omnes misit

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:1 - in diebus autem illis crescente numero discipulorum factus est murmur Graecorum adversus Hebraeos eo quod dispicerentur in ministerio cotidiano viduae eorum

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:39 - exsurgens autem Petrus venit cum illis et cum advenisset duxerunt illum in cenaculum et circumsteterunt illum omnes viduae flentes et ostendentes tunicas et vestes quas faciebat illis Dorcas

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:41 - dans autem illi manum erexit eam et cum vocasset sanctos et viduas adsignavit eam vivam

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:8 - dico autem non nuptis et viduis bonum est illis si sic maneant sicut et ego

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:3 - viduas honora quae vere viduae sunt

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:4 - si qua autem vidua filios aut nepotes habet discant primum domum suam regere et mutuam vicem reddere parentibus hoc enim acceptum est coram Deo

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:5 - quae autem vere vidua est et desolata speravit in Deum et instat obsecrationibus et orationibus nocte ac die

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:9 - vidua eligatur non minus sexaginta annorum quae fuerit unius viri uxor

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:11 - adulescentiores autem viduas devita cum enim luxuriatae fuerint in Christo nubere volunt

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:16 - si qua fidelis habet viduas subministret illis et non gravetur ecclesia ut his quae vere viduae sunt sufficiat

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:27 - religio munda et inmaculata apud Deum et Patrem haec est visitare pupillos et viduas in tribulatione eorum inmaculatum se custodire ab hoc saeculo

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:7 - quantum glorificavit se et in deliciis fuit tantum date illi tormentum et luctum quia in corde suo dicit sedeo regina et vidua non sum et luctum non videbo
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