G5521: χολή
cholḗ · “gall”
Definition
"gall" or bile, i.e. (by analogy) poison or an anodyne (wormwood, poppy, etc.)
KJV translates it as: gall
Word origin: feminine of an equivalent perhaps akin to the same as 5514 (from the greenish hue);
Extended definition
χολή, -ῆς, ἡ
[in LXX for רֹאשׁ, לַעֲנָה, מְרֵרָה ;]
gall: Mat.27:34 (here prob. = myrrh, cf. Mrk.15:23, see Swete, in l; DCG, i, 634); metaphorically, Act.8:23.†
(AS)
[in LXX for רֹאשׁ, לַעֲנָה, מְרֵרָה ;]
gall: Mat.27:34 (here prob. = myrrh, cf. Mrk.15:23, see Swete, in l; DCG, i, 634); metaphorically, Act.8:23.†
(AS)
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How G5521 is translated
- gall ×1
- the gall ×1
Bible verses with G5521 (cholḗ)
Cholḗ appears in 2 verses.
- Matthew 27:34
They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.
- Acts 8:23
For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.