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χαλάω

Transliteration: chalao · verb

7x in NTFirst: Mark 2:4
MeaningI let down, lower
Part of speechverb
Frequency7x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsχαλῶσι, χαλάσατε, χαλάσω, χαλάσαντες, χαλασάντων, ἐχαλάσθην
Example versesMark 2:4 · Luke 5:4 · Luke 5:5 · Acts 9:25 · Acts 27:17
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What kind of word is χαλάω?

χαλάω (chalao) is a verb that occurs 7 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “I let down, lower” and first appears in Mark 2:4.

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