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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 29:18 - Make sure there is no man or woman, clan or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the LORD our God to go and worship the gods of those nations; make sure there is no root among you that produces such bitter poison.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:32 - Their vine comes from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are filled with poison, and their clusters with bitterness.

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:14 - yet his food will turn sour in his stomach; it will become the venom of serpents within him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:21 - They put gall in my food and gave me vinegar for my thirst.

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:14 - Why are we sitting here? Gather together! Let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there! For the LORD our God has doomed us to perish and given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:15 - Therefore this is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “See, I will make this people eat bitter food and drink poisoned water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:15 - He has filled me with bitter herbs and given me gall to drink.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:19 - I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall.
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