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Lexicon :: Strong's G5465 - chalaō

Aa
χαλάω
Transliteration
chalaō (Key)
Pronunciation
khal-ah'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From the base of χάσμα (G5490)
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Strong’s Definitions

χαλάω chaláō, khal-ah'-o; from the base of G5490; to lower (as into a void):—let down, strike.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's G5465 in the following manner: let down (6x), strike (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's G5465 in the following manner: let down (6x), strike (1x).

  1. to loosen, slacken, relax

  2. to let down from a higher place to a lower

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
χαλάω chaláō, khal-ah'-o; from the base of G5490; to lower (as into a void):—let down, strike.
STRONGS G5465:
χαλάω, χάλω; future χαλάσω; 1 aorist ἐχάλασα; 1 aorist passive, ἐχαλάσθην; from Aeschylus and Pindar down;
a. to loosen, slacken, relax.
b. to let down from a higher place to a lower: τί or τινα, Mark 2:4; Luke 5:4; Acts 27:17, 30 (in these last two passages in a nautical sense, to lower); τινα ἐν συριδιδ, Acts 9:25; passive, 2 Corinthians 11:33.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Mark
2:4
Luke
5:4
Acts
9:25; 27:17; 27:30
2 Corinthians
11:33

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5465 matches the Greek χαλάω (chalaō),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:4 - And when they were unable to get near him because of all the people, they got the roof uncovered where he was: and when it was broken up, they let down the bed on which the man was.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:4 - And when his talk was ended, he said to Simon, Go out into deep water, and let down your nets for fish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:5 - And Simon, answering, said, Master, we were working all night and we took nothing: but at your word I will let down the nets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:25 - But his disciples took him by night and let him down from the wall in a basket.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:17 - And having got it up, they put cords under and round the ship; but fearing that they might be pushed on to the Syrtis, they let down the sails and so went running before the wind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:30 - Then the sailors made attempts secretly to get away from the ship, letting down a boat as if they were about to put down hooks from the front of the ship;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:33 - And being let down in a basket from the wall through a window, I got free from his hands.
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