Gloss
to lower, let down
Forms of the word
Dictionary
χαλάω
Greek transliteration
chalaō
Simplified transliteration
chalao
Numbers
Strong's number
5465
GK Number
5899
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
7
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-1d(1b)
Definition
, Mk. 2:4; Lk. 5:4, 5; Acts 9:25; 27:17, 30; 1 Cor. 11:33*
Greek-English Concordance for χαλάω
| Mark 2:4 | When they were unable to carry him in because of the crowd, they broke through the roof above Jesus, and when they had dug out an opening, they lowered (chalōsi | χαλῶσι | pres act ind 3 pl) the mat on which the paralytic was lying. |
| Luke 5:4 | When he stopped speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and lower (chalasate | χαλάσατε | aor act imperative 2 pl) your nets for a catch.” |
| Luke 5:5 | But Simon responded, saying, “Master, all night long we have toiled and have caught nothing! But at your word I will lower (chalasō | χαλάσω | fut act ind 1 sg) the nets.” |
| Acts 9:25 | but his disciples took him by night and let him down through an opening in the wall, lowering (chalasantes | χαλάσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) him in a basket. |
| Acts 27:17 | After hoisting it up, they passed cables under the ship to hold it together. Then, fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered (chalasantes | χαλάσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) the sea anchor, and thus they let the ship be driven along. |
| Acts 27:30 | But when the sailors tried to escape from the ship and had lowered (chalasantōn | χαλασάντων | aor act ptcp gen pl masc) the dinghy into the sea pretending they intended to let down anchors from the bow, |
| 2 Corinthians 11:33 | but I (echalasthēn | ἐχαλάσθην | aor pass ind 1 sg) was (echalasthēn | ἐχαλάσθην | aor pass ind 1 sg) lowered (echalasthēn | ἐχαλάσθην | aor pass ind 1 sg) in a basket through an opening in the wall and escaped his hands. |
