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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5521 matches the Greek χολή (cholē),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:32 - For their vine is from the stock of Sodom, and from the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes contain venom, their clusters of grapes are bitter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:13 - his archers surround me. Without pity he pierces my kidneys and pours out my gall on the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:14 - his food is turned sour in his stomach; it becomes the venom of serpents within him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:21 - They put bitter poison into my food, and to quench my thirst they give me vinegar to drink.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:4 - but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:14 - The people say, "Why are we just sitting here? Let us gather together inside the fortified cities. Let us at least die there fighting, since the LORD our God has condemned us to die. He has condemned us to drink the poison waters of judgment because we have sinned against him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:15 - So then, listen to what I, the LORD God of Israel who rules over all, say. 'I will make these people eat the bitter food of suffering and drink the poison water of judgment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:15 - He has given me my fill of bitter herbs and made me drunk with bitterness. ו (Vav)

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:19 - Remember my impoverished and homeless condition, which is a bitter poison.
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