Strong's Lexicon cholaó: To be lame, to limp Original Word: χωλάω Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word χολός (cholos), meaning "lame" or "crippled." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H6455: פִּסֵּחַ (pisseach) - Lame, crippled - H6760: צָלַע (tsala) - To limp, to be lame Usage: The verb "cholaó" is used in the New Testament to describe the physical condition of being lame or crippled, often in the context of miraculous healings performed by Jesus or the apostles. It conveys the idea of impaired mobility or the inability to walk properly. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient world, being lame was often associated with social and economic disadvantage. Those who were lame were frequently marginalized and dependent on others for support. In Jewish culture, physical ailments were sometimes viewed as a result of sin, although Jesus challenged this notion (see John 9:1-3). The miraculous healings of the lame by Jesus and His disciples served as a powerful testament to His divine authority and compassion, fulfilling Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah (e.g., Isaiah 35:6). HELPS Word-studies 5520 xoláō (akin to 5521 /xolḗ, "gall, bile") – properly, full of bile; (figuratively) filled with bitter anger and hence harsh (even violent). [This is also the meaning of this term in classical Greek.] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom cholé Definition to be melancholy, mad, angry NASB Translation angry (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5520: χολάωχολάω, χόλῳ; (χολή, which see); 1. to be atrabilious; to be mad (Aristophanes nub. 833). 2. to be angry, enraged (for χολοῦμαι, more common in the earlier Greek writings from Homer down): τίνι, John 7:23 (3Macc. 3:1; Artemidorus Daldianus, Nicander, Mosch., Diogenes Laërt, others). From chole; to be bilious, i.e. (by implication) irritable (enraged, "choleric") -- be angry. see GREEK chole |
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