What does χειρόγραφον (cheirógraphon) mean in the Bible?
χειρόγραφον (cheirógraphon): A written obligation or debt record, metaphorically representing legal claims against us.
Greek · G5498
χειρόγραφον
Writen record
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χειρόγραφον G5498
Pronunciation cheirógraphon
What does χειρόγραφον (cheirógraphon) mean in the Bible?
χειρόγραφον (cheirógraphon): A written obligation or debt record, metaphorically representing legal claims against us.
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How does the BSB render G5498?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include debt ascribed (1).
Where does χειρόγραφον (cheirógraphon) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Colossians 2:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Colossians (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 debt ascribed 1× Colossians 2:14
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Usage map
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First aligned row Colossians 2:14
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Colossians 1
Source forms
χειρόγραφον 1x cheirographon Colossians 2:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular 1x Colossians 2:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. A written obligation or debt record, metaphorically representing legal claims against us.
Strong's G5498
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Colossians 2:6–15 Source Gloss
writen record
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
A written obligation or debt record, metaphorically representing legal claims against us.
(χείρ, γράφω), [in LXX: Tob.5:3 9:2, 5 * ;] written with the hand. As subst., τὸ χ., a handwriting (Inscr., Polyb., al.): metaphorically, Col.2:14.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Colossians 2:14 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
χειρόγραφον ceirografon
a handwriting, bond
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 patterns 1 Aligned forms 1 Case pattern Accusative (1) Number pattern Singular (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Col 2:14 1×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
written record of debt
Word Origins
χειρόγραφον is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Describes the legal obligation canceled through the cross. Colossians 2:6–15
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