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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

χεῖλος

Lemmaχεῖλος
Citation formχεῖλος, ους, τό
Part of speechnoun
Glossa lip, mouth, shore
Strong’sG5491
Transliterationcheîlos
Definitiona lip (as a pouring place); figuratively, a margin (of water)
KJV glosses:--lip, shore.
Derivationfrom a form of the same as
SBLGNT occurrences7

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 formGrammar 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

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

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

Additional Greek lexicons

Compare the biblical entry for χεῖλος with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.