What does χαλεπός (chalepós) mean in the Bible?
χαλεπός (chalepós): Difficulty that is hard to endure or cope with, emphasizing painfulness rather than mere challenge.
Greek · G5467
χαλεπός
χαλεπός (chalepós): Difficulty that is hard to endure or cope with, emphasizing painfulness rather than mere challenge.
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χαλεπόςG5467
Pronunciationchalepós
What does χαλεπός (chalepós) mean in the Bible?
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How does the BSB render G5467?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include terrible (1), violent (1).
Where does χαλεπός (chalepós) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 8:28. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Timothy (1), Matthew (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 Itterrible1×2 Timothy 3:1
violent1×Matthew 8:28
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 8:28
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Matthew12 Timothy1
Source forms
χαλεποί1xchalepoi2 Timothy 3:1
χαλεποὶ1xchalepoiMatthew 8:28
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural2xMatthew 8:28, 2 Timothy 3:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Difficulty that is hard to endure or cope with, emphasizing painfulness rather than mere challenge.
Strong'sG5467
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms1 form2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study link2 Timothy 3:1-9Source Gloss
harsh
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Difficulty that is hard to endure or cope with, emphasizing painfulness rather than mere challenge.
hard;
ahard to do or deal with, difficult;
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 8:28Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
χαλεποὶcalepoi
hard, harsh, fierce
Read verse2 Timothy 3:1Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
χαλεποί.calepoi
hard, harsh, fierce
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.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms2Case patternNominative (2)Number patternPlural (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · MasculineMatt 8:28 · 2 Tim 3:12×
Selected Scripture Witness
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New Testament Witnesses
harsh, dangerous, difficult to endure
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Word Origins
χαλεπός is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
The term conveys the moral and spiritual hostility that characterizes the era described.2 Timothy 3:1-9
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