Strong’s
G5465Verb7 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Mark 2:4χαλῶσιν
Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.
- Luke 5:4χαλάσατε
When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”
- Acts 9:25χαλάσαντες
One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.
- 2 Corinthians 11:33ἐχαλάσθην
But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his grasp.
Abbott-Smith
χαλάω, -ῶ
[in LXX: (Jer.38:6) (שָׁלַח pi.), etc. ;]
[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.†
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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.