The Koine Bible
Greek Lexicon
SBL Greek New Testament lexicon
χήρα
| 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-
Occurrences
Septuagint occurrences
The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: χηρα.
- 1Kgs.11.26
- 1Kgs.17.10
- 1Kgs.17.20
- 1Kgs.17.9
- 1Kgs.7.2
- 2Mac.3.10
- 2Mac.8.28
- 2Mac.8.30
- 2Sam.14.5
- 2Sam.20.3
- 4Mac.16.10
- Bar.4.12
- Bar.4.16
- Deut.10.18
- Deut.14.29
- Deut.16.11
- Deut.16.14
- Deut.24.17
- Deut.24.19
- Deut.24.20
- Deut.24.21
- Deut.26.12
- Deut.26.13
- Deut.27.19
- EpJer.1.37
- Exod.22.21
- Exod.22.23
- Ezek.22.25
- Ezek.22.7
- Ezek.44.22
- Gen.38.11
- Isa.1.17
- Isa.1.23
- Isa.10.2
- Isa.47.8
- Isa.49.21
- Isa.9.16
- Jdt.9.4
- Jdt.9.9
- Jer.15.8
- Jer.18.21
- Jer.22.3
- Jer.30.5
- Jer.5.28
- Jer.7.6
- Job.22.9
- Job.24.3
- Job.27.15
- Job.29.13
- Job.31.16
- Lam.1.1
- Lam.5.3
- Lev.21.14
- Lev.22.13
- Mal.3.5
- Num.30.10
- Prov.15.25
- Ps.108.9
- Ps.145.9
- Ps.67.6
- Ps.77.64
- Ps.93.6
- Sir.35.14
- Sir.35.15
- TobS.1.8
- Wis.2.10
- Zech.7.10
Additional Greek lexicons
Compare the biblical entry for χήρα with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.