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χαλινός

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
χαλινός, οῦ, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
chalinos
Simplified transliteration: 
chalinos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
5469
GK Number: 
5903
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2a
Gloss: 
bit, bridle
Definition: 
a bridle, bit,

, Jas. 3:3; Rev. 14:20*

Greek-English Concordance for χαλινός

James 3:3 Now if we put bits (chalinous | χαλινούς | acc pl masc) into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, then we guide their entire body.
Revelation 14:20 Then the winepress was trodden outside the city, and blood poured out from the winepress, rising to the height of horses’ bridles (chalinōn | χαλινῶν | gen pl masc) for a distance of about two hundred miles.