Chalaō χαλάω
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| χαλάω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | chalaō |
| Strong's number | G5465 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to lower |
| Occurrences | 7 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Acts (3) |
Chalaō (Greek χαλάω, Strong's G5465) is a Greek verb meaning “to lower”. It occurs 7 times in 7 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
χαλάω, -ῶ
[in LXX: (Jer.38:6) (שָׁלַח pi.), etc. ;]
(a) to slacken, loosen;
(b) to let loose, let go;
(with) to lower, let down: with accusative of thing(s), Mrk.2:4, Luk.5:4-5, Act.9:25 27:17, 30; with accusative of person(s) (cf. Je, l.with), pass., 2Co.11:33.†
(AS)
[in LXX: (Jer.38:6) (שָׁלַח pi.), etc. ;]
(a) to slacken, loosen;
(b) to let loose, let go;
(with) to lower, let down: with accusative of thing(s), Mrk.2:4, Luk.5:4-5, Act.9:25 27:17, 30; with accusative of person(s) (cf. Je, l.with), pass., 2Co.11:33.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | down (5), let down (1), strake (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | lowered (2), let down (1), i will let down (1), they lowered (1), they let (1), i was lowered (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Chalaō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Mark
- Mark 2:4And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.
Luke
- Luke 5:4Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”
- Luke 5:5And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.“Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”
Acts
- Acts 9:25Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket.One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.
- Acts 27:17Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.After hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along.
- Acts 27:30And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.
2 Corinthians
- 2 Corinthians 11:33And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands.But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his grasp.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).