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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..
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 - Also make linen undergarments for them, to be worn next to their bodies, reaching from their hips to their thighs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:2 - “If anyone has a swelling or a rash or discolored skin that might develop into a serious skin disease,[fn] that person must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:3 - The priest will examine the affected area of the skin. If the hair in the affected area has turned white and the problem appears to be more than skin-deep, it is a serious skin disease, and the priest who examines it must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:4 - “But if the affected area of the skin is only a white discoloration and does not appear to be more than skin-deep, and if the hair on the spot has not turned white, the priest will quarantine the person for seven days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:11 - it is a chronic skin disease, and the priest must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean. In such cases the person need not be quarantined, for it is obvious that the skin is defiled by the disease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:13 - When the priest examines the infected person and finds that the disease covers the entire body, he will pronounce the person ceremonially clean. Since the skin has turned completely white, the person is clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:14 - But if any open sores appear, the infected person will be pronounced ceremonially unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:15 - The priest must make this pronouncement as soon as he sees an open sore, since open sores indicate the presence of a skin disease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:16 - However, if the open sores heal and turn white like the rest of the skin, the person must return to the priest

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:21 - But if the priest finds no white hair on the affected area and the problem appears to be no more than skin-deep and has faded, the priest must quarantine the person for seven days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:7 - If you touch the man with the discharge, you must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:4 - He must put on his linen tunic and the linen undergarments worn next to his body. He must tie the linen sash around his waist and put the linen turban on his head. These are sacred garments, so he must bathe himself in water before he puts them on.
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