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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 - “And you shall make for them linen trousers to cover their nakedness; they shall reach from the waist to the thighs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:2 - “When a man has on the skin of his body a swelling, a scab, or a bright spot, and it becomes on the skin of his body like a leprous[fn] sore, then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons the priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:3 - “The priest shall examine the sore on the skin of the body; and if the hair on the sore has turned white, and the sore appears to be deeper than the skin of his body, it is a leprous sore. Then the priest shall examine him, and pronounce him unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:4 - “But if the bright spot is white on the skin of his body, and does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and its hair has not turned white, then the priest shall isolate the one who has the sore seven days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:11 - “it is an old leprosy on the skin of his body. The priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not isolate him, for he is unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:13 - “then the priest shall consider; and indeed if the leprosy has covered all his body, he shall pronounce him clean who has the sore. It has all turned white. He is clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:14 - “But when raw flesh appears on him, he shall be unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:15 - “And the priest shall examine the raw flesh and pronounce him to be unclean; for the raw flesh is unclean. It is leprosy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:16 - “Or if the raw flesh changes and turns white again, he shall come to the priest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:21 - “But if the priest examines it, and indeed there are no white hairs in it, and it is not deeper than the skin, but has faded, then the priest shall isolate him seven days;

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:7 - ‘And he who touches the body of him who has the discharge shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:4 - “He shall put the holy linen tunic and the linen trousers on his body; he shall be girded with a linen sash, and with the linen turban he shall be attired. These are holy garments. Therefore he shall wash his body in water, and put them on.
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