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χωλός G5560

G5560 is the Greek word χωλός, transliterated chōlós. The King James Version most often renders it lame.

Word: χωλόςTransliteration: chōlósLanguage: GreekIn the KJV: 15 verses

What it means

"halt", i.e. limping.

Where it comes from

apparently a primary word.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 15 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

lame 9×halt 4×lame man 1×cripple 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: cripple, halt, lame.

Verses using χωλός

All 15 verses, quoted in full.

Matthew 11:5 · KJV

The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

Matthew 15:30 · KJV

And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus’ feet; and he healed them:

Matthew 15:31 · KJV

Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.

Matthew 18:8 · KJV

Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.

Matthew 21:14 · KJV

And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.

Mark 9:45 · KJV

And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:

Luke 7:22 · KJV

Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.

Luke 14:13 · KJV

But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:

Luke 14:21 · KJV

So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.

John 5:3 · KJV

In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

Acts 3:2 · KJV

And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;

Acts 3:11 · KJV

And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.

Acts 8:7 · KJV

For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.

Acts 14:8 · KJV

And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked:

Hebrews 12:13 · KJV

And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.

Common questions

What does Strong's G5560 mean?

G5560 is the Greek word χωλός (chōlós), meaning "halt", i.e. limping.

How is G5560 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it lame (9 times), halt (4 times), lame man (1 time), cripple (1 time).

How many times does G5560 appear in the Bible?

χωλός (chōlós) is tagged in 15 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does G5560 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: apparently a primary word.

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