What does χαλάω (chaláō) mean in the Bible?
χαλάω (chaláō) is a Greek word meaning "to lower (as into a void)".
Greek · G5465
χαλάω
To lower (as into a void)
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χαλάω G5465
Pronunciation chaláō
What does χαλάω (chaláō) mean in the Bible?
χαλάω (chaláō) is a Greek word meaning "to lower (as into a void)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5465?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] lowered (1), [and] lowered [him] (1), I was lowered (1), I will let down (1), let down (1).
Where does χαλάω (chaláō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 2:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), Luke (2), 2 Corinthians (1), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [and] lowered 1× Mark 2:4
[and] lowered [him] 1× Acts 9:25
I was lowered 1× 2 Corinthians 11:33
I will let down 1× Luke 5:5
let down 1× Luke 5:4
they let 1× Acts 27:30
they lowered 1× Acts 27:17
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 2:4 χαλῶσι to [and] lowered Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Luke 5:4 χαλάσατε to let down Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Luke 5:5 χαλάσω to I will let down Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Acts 9:25 χαλάσαντες to [and] lowered [him] Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Acts 27:17 χαλάσαντες to they lowered Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Acts 27:30 χαλασάντων to they let Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural 2 Corinthians 11:33 ἐχαλάσθην to I was lowered Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 2:4
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 4
Mark 1 Luke 2 Acts 3 2 Corinthians 1
Source forms
χαλάσαντες 2x chalasantes Acts 9:25, Acts 27:17
ἐχαλάσθην 1x echalasthēn 2 Corinthians 11:33
χαλασάντων 1x chalasantōn Acts 27:30
χαλάσατε 1x chalasate Luke 5:4
χαλάσω 1x chalasō Luke 5:5
χαλῶσι 1x chalōsi Mark 2:4
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 2x Acts 9:25, Acts 27:17
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x Luke 5:4
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular 1x 2 Corinthians 11:33
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural 1x Acts 27:30
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular 1x Luke 5:5
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Mark 2:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to lower (as into a void)
Source Gloss
to lower (as into a void)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 2:4 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
χαλῶσι calwsin
I let down, lower
Read verse Luke 5:4 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Imperative
χαλάσατε calasate
I let down, lower
Read verse Luke 5:5 Verb First Person Singular Future Active Indicative
χαλάσω calasw
I let down, lower
Read verse Acts 9:25 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
χαλάσαντες calasantev
I let down, lower
Read verse Acts 27:17 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
χαλάσαντες calasantev
I let down, lower
Read verse Acts 27:30 Verb Aorist Active Participle Genitive Plural Masculine
χαλασάντων calasantwn
I let down, lower
Read verse 2 Corinthians 11:33 Verb First Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐχαλάσθην ecalasqhn
I let down, lower
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 5 future 1 present 1
Voice
active 6 passive 1
Mood
indicative 3 participle 3 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Mark 2:4 χαλῶσι present active indicative ongoing Luke 5:4 χαλάσατε aorist active imperative imperative Luke 5:5 χαλάσω future active indicative prospective Acts 9:25 χαλάσαντες aorist active participle participle Acts 27:17 χαλάσαντες aorist active participle participle Acts 27:30 χαλασάντων aorist active participle participle 2 Corinthians 11:33 ἐχαλάσθην aorist passive indicative completed
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
χαλάω is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain