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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, (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.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:42 - “Make linen undergarments as a covering for the body, reaching from the waist to the thigh.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:2 - “When anyone has a swelling or a rash or a shiny spot on their skin that may be a defiling skin disease,[fn] they must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons[fn] who is a priest.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:3 - The priest is to examine the sore on the skin, and if the hair in the sore has turned white and the sore appears to be more than skin deep, it is a defiling skin disease. When the priest examines that person, he shall pronounce them ceremonially unclean.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:4 - If the shiny spot on the skin is white but does not appear to be more than skin deep and the hair in it has not turned white, the priest is to isolate the affected person for seven days.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:11 - it is a chronic skin disease and the priest shall pronounce them unclean. He is not to isolate them, because they are already unclean.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:13 - the priest is to examine them, and if the disease has covered their whole body, he shall pronounce them clean. Since it has all turned white, they are clean.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:14 - But whenever raw flesh appears on them, they will be unclean.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:15 - When the priest sees the raw flesh, he shall pronounce them unclean. The raw flesh is unclean; they have a defiling disease.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:16 - If the raw flesh changes and turns white, they must go to the priest.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:21 - But if, when the priest examines it, there is no white hair in it and it is not more than skin deep and has faded, then the priest is to isolate them for seven days.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:7 - “ ‘Whoever touches the man who has a discharge must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:4 - He is to put on the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments next to his body; he is to tie the linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are sacred garments; so he must bathe himself with water before he puts them on.
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