The Koine Bible

Greek Lexicon

SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

χήρα

Lexicon Index Written Scriptures

Lemma	χήρα
Citation form	χήρα, ας, ἡ
Part of speech	adjective
Gloss	a widow
Strong’s	G5503
Transliteration	chḗra
Definition	a widow (as lacking a husband), literally or figuratively
KJV glosses	:--widow.
Derivation	feminine of a presumed derivative apparently from the base of through the idea of deficiency
SBLGNT occurrences	24

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek form	Grammar and occurrences
χήρα	adjective, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Mark 12:42 adjective, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Mark 12:43 adjective, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Luke 18:3 adjective, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Luke 2:37 adjective, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Luke 21:3 adjective, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Luke 7:12 adjective, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — 1 Timothy 5:4 adjective, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — 1 Timothy 5:5 adjective, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Revelation 18:7
Χήρα	adjective, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — 1 Timothy 5:9
χῆραι	adjective, nominative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----NPF-) — Luke 4:25 adjective, nominative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----NPF-) — Acts 6:1 adjective, nominative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----NPF-) — Acts 9:39
χήραις	adjective, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — 1 Corinthians 7:8 adjective, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — 1 Timothy 5:16
χήραν	adjective, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Luke 18:5 adjective, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Luke 21:2 adjective, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Luke 4:26
χήρας	adjective, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Acts 9:41 adjective, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — 1 Timothy 5:11 adjective, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — 1 Timothy 5:16 adjective, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — 1 Timothy 5:3 adjective, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — James 1:27
Χήρας	adjective, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — 1 Timothy 5:3
χηρῶν	adjective, genitive, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----GPF-) — Mark 12:40 adjective, genitive, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----GPF-) — Luke 20:47

Morphology

adjective; MorphGNT ----APF-
adjective; MorphGNT ----ASF-
adjective; MorphGNT ----DPF-
adjective; MorphGNT ----GPF-
adjective; MorphGNT ----NPF-
adjective; MorphGNT ----NSF-

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: χηρα.