Greek Word Study · Strong’s G5465
χαλάω
chalaō · “to lower”
Used 7 times across 4 books
Definition
χαλάω, -ῶ
[in LXX: (Jer.38:6) (שָׁלַח pi.), etc. ;]
(a) to slacken, loosen;
(b) to let loose, let go;
(with) to lower, let down: with accusative of thing(s), Mrk.2:4, Luk.5:4-5, Act.9:25 27:17, 30; with accusative of person(s) (cf. Je, l.with), pass., 2Co.11:33.†
[in LXX: (Jer.38:6) (שָׁלַח pi.), etc. ;]
(a) to slacken, loosen;
(b) to let loose, let go;
(with) to lower, let down: with accusative of thing(s), Mrk.2:4, Luk.5:4-5, Act.9:25 27:17, 30; with accusative of person(s) (cf. Je, l.with), pass., 2Co.11:33.†
Where it appears
Mark1
Luke2
Acts3
2 Corinthians1
In the text
Mark 2:4And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.Luke 5:4Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.Luke 5:5And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.Acts 9:25Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket.Acts 27:17Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.Acts 27:30And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,2 Corinthians 11:33And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands.
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