Cheilos χεῖλος
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| χεῖλος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | cheilos |
| Strong's number | G5491 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | neuter noun |
| Gloss | lip |
| Occurrences | 7 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Hebrews (2) |
Cheilos (Greek χεῖλος, Strong's G5491) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “lip”. It occurs 7 times in 7 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
χεῖλος, -ους, τό, genitive pl., -εων (see Bl., § 8, 4; Thackeray, Gr., I, 151),
[in LXX chiefly for שָׂפָה ;]
a lip (as in Heb., of the lip as the organ of speech): Mat.15:8, Mrk.7:6, Rom.3:13, 1Co.14:21, Heb.13:15, 1Pe.3:10" (LXX) . Metaphorical, of things, an edge, brink, etc. (Hom., Hdt., al.): of the seashore, Heb.11:12.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for שָׂפָה ;]
a lip (as in Heb., of the lip as the organ of speech): Mat.15:8, Mrk.7:6, Rom.3:13, 1Co.14:21, Heb.13:15, 1Pe.3:10" (LXX) . Metaphorical, of things, an edge, brink, etc. (Hom., Hdt., al.): of the seashore, Heb.11:12.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | lips (6), shore (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | lips (6), seashore (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Cheilos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 15:8This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
Mark
- Mark 7:6He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
Romans
- Romans 3:13Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”
1 Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians 14:21In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.It is written in the Law: “By strange tongues and foreign lips I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to Me, says the Lord.”
Hebrews
- Hebrews 11:12Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.
- Hebrews 13:15By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.
1 Peter
- 1 Peter 3:10For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.
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).