G5559: χρώς
chrṓs · “skin”
Definition
the body (properly, its surface or skin)
KJV translates it as: body
Word origin: probably akin to the base of G5530 (χράομαι) through the idea of handling;
Extended definition
χρώς, genitive, χρωτός, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for בָּשָׂר ;]
in cl. rare in prose, the surface of the body, skin: Act.19:12.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for בָּשָׂר ;]
in cl. rare in prose, the surface of the body, skin: Act.19:12.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G5559 is translated
- skin ×1
Bible verses with G5559 (chrṓs)
Chrṓs appears in 1 verse.
- Acts 19:12
So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.