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Lexicon :: Strong's G5559 - chrōs

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χρώς
Transliteration
chrōs (Key)
Pronunciation
khroce
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably akin to the base of χράομαι (G5530) through the idea of handling
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
15x in 4 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

χρώς chrṓs, khroce; probably akin to the base of G5530 through the idea of handling; the body (properly, its surface or skin):—body.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G5559 in the following manner: body (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G5559 in the following manner: body (1x).

  1. the surface of the body, the skin

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
χρώς chrṓs, khroce; probably akin to the base of G5530 through the idea of handling; the body (properly, its surface or skin):—body.
STRONGS G5559:
χρώς, genitive χρωτός, ὁ (cf. χροιά, the skin (cf. Curtius, § 201)), from Homer down (who (generally) uses the genitive χρώς etc. (cf. Ebeling, Lex. Homer, or Liddell and Scott, under the word)), the surface of the body, the skin: Acts 19:12; the Sept. for בָּשָׂר, twice for עור, Exodus 34:29f, Alex..
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
34:29
Acts
19:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5559 matches the Greek χρώς (chrōs),
which occurs 15 times in 12 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:42

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:42 - Make for them linen undergarments to cover their naked bodies; they must cover from the waist to the thighs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:2 - "When someone has a swelling or a scab or a bright spot on the skin of his body that may become a diseased infection, he must be brought to Aaron the priest or one of his sons, the priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:3 - The priest must then examine the infection on the skin of the body, and if the hair in the infection has turned white and the infection appears to be deeper than the skin of the body, then it is a diseased infection, so when the priest examines it he must pronounce the person unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:4 - "If it is a white bright spot on the skin of his body, but it does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and the hair has not turned white, then the priest is to quarantine the person with the infection for seven days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:11 - it is a chronic disease on the skin of his body, so the priest is to pronounce him unclean. The priest must not merely quarantine him, for he is unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:13 - the priest must then examine it, and if the disease covers his whole body, he is to pronounce the person with the infection clean. He has turned all white, so he is clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:14 - But whenever raw flesh appears in it he will be unclean,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:15 - so the priest is to examine the raw flesh and pronounce him unclean - it is diseased.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:16 - If, however, the raw flesh once again turns white, then he must come to the priest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:21 - If, however, the priest examines it, and there is no white hair in it, it is not deeper than the skin, and it has faded, then the priest is to quarantine him for seven days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:7 - The one who touches the body of the man with a discharge must wash his clothes, bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:4 - He must put on a holy linen tunic, linen leggings are to cover his body, and he is to wrap himself with a linen sash and wrap his head with a linen turban. They are holy garments, so he must bathe his body in water and put them on.
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