Word Summary
chōlos: lame, halt, maimed
Original Word: χωλόςTransliteration: chōlos
Phonetic Spelling: (kho-los')
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: lame, halt, maimed
Meaning: lame, halt, maimed
Strong's Concordance
lame
Apparently a primary word; "halt", i.e. Limping -- cripple, halt, lame.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5560: χωλόςχωλός,
χωλη,
χωλόν, from
Homer down, the
Sept. for
פִּסֵּחַ,
lame:
Acts 3:2, 11 Rec.;
; plural, Matthew 11:5; Matthew 15:30; Matthew 21:14; Luke 7:22; Luke 14:13, 21; John 5:3; Acts 8:7; τό χωλόν, Hebrews 12:13 (on which see ἐκτρέπω, 1). deprived of afoot, maimed (A. V. halt): Matthew 18:8; Mark 9:45.