Strong's G5560 · Greek
χωλός
cholos · /kho-los'/
Definition
apparently a primary word; "halt", i.e. limping:--cripple, halt, lame.
KJV: cripple, halt, lame
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered χωλός across 14 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
14 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew5 verses
The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
Matthew 15:30And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:
Matthew 15:31Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
Matthew 18:8Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
Matthew 21:14And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.
Luke3 verses
Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.
Luke 14:13But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
Luke 14:21So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
Acts3 verses
And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.
Acts 8:7For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.
Acts 14:8And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked:
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G5560 (cholos) mean?
apparently a primary word; "halt", i.e. limping:--cripple, halt, lame.
How many times does G5560 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G5560 (χωλός) appears in 14 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “lame.”
How is cholos translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G5560 is rendered as “lame” (8×), “halt” (4×), “cripple” (1×), “man” (1×).