ΧΟΛΟΝ, χολον
CHOLON, cholon
Sounds Like: KHO-lon
Translations: bile, gall, anger, wrath, a wrath
From the root: ΧΟΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to bile or gall, a bitter fluid. Metaphorically, it is used to describe intense anger, wrath, or indignation, often implying a deep-seated bitterness. It is typically used to describe a strong emotional reaction.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G5521 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 26:236
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 2:14
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΟΛΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΧΟΛΟΣ — gall, bile, bitter, bitterness, anger, wrath, a gall, a bile, a bitter, an anger, a wrath
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