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χολή

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
χολή, ῆς, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
cholē
Simplified transliteration: 
chole
Numbers
Strong's number: 
5521
GK Number: 
5958
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1b
Gloss: 
gall, bile
Definition: 
the bile, gall;

, in NT a bitter ingredient, as wormwood, Mt. 27:34; χολὴ πικριας, intense bitterness, met. thorough disaffection to divine truth, utter estrangement, Acts 8:23*

Greek-English Concordance for χολή

Matthew 27:34 they gave him wine mixed with gall (cholēs | χολῆς | gen sg fem) to drink; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it.
Acts 8:23 For I see that you are in the gall (cholēn | χολήν | acc sg fem) of bitterness and in the bond of unrighteousness.”