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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

χεῖλος

Lexicon Index Written Scriptures

Lemma	χεῖλος
Citation form	χεῖλος, ους, τό
Part of speech	noun
Gloss	a lip, mouth, shore
Strong’s	G5491
Transliteration	cheîlos
Definition	a lip (as a pouring place); figuratively, a margin (of water)
KJV glosses	:--lip, shore.
Derivation	from a form of the same as
SBLGNT occurrences	7

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
χείλεσίν	noun, dative, plural, neuter (MorphGNT ----DPN-) — Matthew 15:8 noun, dative, plural, neuter (MorphGNT ----DPN-) — Mark 7:6
χείλεσιν	noun, dative, plural, neuter (MorphGNT ----DPN-) — 1 Corinthians 14:21
χειλέων	noun, genitive, plural, neuter (MorphGNT ----GPN-) — Hebrews 13:15
χείλη	noun, accusative, plural, neuter (MorphGNT ----APN-) — Romans 3:13 noun, accusative, plural, neuter (MorphGNT ----APN-) — 1 Peter 3:10
χεῖλος	noun, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----ASN-) — Hebrews 11:12

Morphology

noun; MorphGNT ----APN-
noun; MorphGNT ----ASN-
noun; MorphGNT ----DPN-
noun; MorphGNT ----GPN-

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

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