2001 Translation

CHOL‾Ē‾, chol‾ē‾

Sounds Like: kho-LEH

Translations: gall, bile, bitterness, poison

From the root: ΧΟΛΗ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word is a scribal abbreviation for ΧΟΛΗΝ (cholēn), the accusative singular form of ΧΟΛΗ (cholē). It refers to gall or bile, a bitter fluid produced by the liver. Metaphorically, it can signify extreme bitterness, malice, or poison. It is used to describe something intensely unpleasant or harmful.

Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G5514 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• Epistle of Barnabas — 7:5

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΟΛΗ.

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.

• ΧΟΛΗ — gall, bile, bitterness, a gall, a bile, a bitterness
• ΧΟΛΗΝ — gall, bile, poison, a gall, a bile, a poison
• ΧΟΛΗΣ — of gall, of bile, of bitterness, of poison
• ΧΟΛΟΥ — of gall, of bile, of bitterness, of anger
• ΧΟΛΩ — (to) bile, (to) gall, (to) anger, (to) wrath, (to) bitterness

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