King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G5521
Transliteration: cholē
Phonetic Spelling: (khol-ay')
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: gall (a bitter herb)
Meaning: gall (a bitter herb)
χολή, χολῆς, ἡ (equivalent to χόλος, from χέω to pour out (now thought to be connected with χλόη, χλωρός, etc. 'yellowish green'; cf. Curtius, § 200; Vanicek, p. 247)), first found in Archilochus (8th century B.C.), afterward in Aeschylus and following.
Word Summary
cholē: gall (a bitter herb)
Original Word: χολήTransliteration: cholē
Phonetic Spelling: (khol-ay')
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: gall (a bitter herb)
Meaning: gall (a bitter herb)
Strong's Concordance
gall. Feminine of an equivalent perhaps akin to the same as Chloe (from the greenish hue); "gall" or bile, i.e. (by analogy) poison or an anodyne (wormwood, poppy, etc.) -- gall.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5521: χολήχολή, χολῆς, ἡ (equivalent to χόλος, from χέω to pour out (now thought to be connected with χλόη, χλωρός, etc. 'yellowish green'; cf. Curtius, § 200; Vanicek, p. 247)), first found in Archilochus (
1. bile, gall: Matthew 27:34 (cf. the Sept. Psalm 68:22 2. in the O. T. it is also used of other bitter things; for לַעֲנָה, wormwood, Proverbs 5:4; Lamentations 3:15; hence, some understand the word in Matthew 27:34 to mean myrrh, on account of Mark 15:23; but see σμυρνίζω, 2; (B. D. as above).