χωλὸς

cholos

lame

apparently a primary word; "halt", i.e. limping:--cripple, halt, lame.

G5560

Acts 3:2 · Word #4

Lexicon G5560

Lemmaχωλός
Transliterationchōlós
Strong'sG5560
In-contextlame
Literallame-crippled

Morphology ADJ.P NOM M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech ADJ.P — Predicate Adjective — Linked to the subject by a verb
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaχωλός
Strong'sG5560

SIBI-P1 G5560-03

the limping one

Morphological NotesGr,NP,,,,NMS — adjective (used substantively), nominative masculine singular; functioning as a subject or predicate nominative referring to a single male individual characterized by lameness.
Rendering RationaleThe adjective χωλός denotes one who is lame or limping. Rendered as "the limping one," it preserves the core idea of impaired walking while reflecting the nominative masculine singular form functioning substantivally ("the one who is limping"). The definite sense in English mirrors the nominative subject form used as a designation.

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Words from Root χωλός (lame, limping, crippled, disabled in walking)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G5560-01 choloi the limping ones
G5560-02 cholon a lame one (masculine singular, accusative)
G5560-04 cholous the limping-ones (masculine plural, accusative)

Word Usage (14 occurrences of G5560)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 11:5 χωλοὶ choloi
Matthew 15:30 χωλούς cholous
Matthew 15:31 χωλοὺς cholous