What does χείρων (cheírōn) mean in the Bible?
χείρων (cheírōn) is a Greek word meaning "worse than".
Greek · G5501
χείρων
Worse than
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χείρων G5501
Pronunciation cheírōn
What does χείρων (cheírōn) mean in the Bible?
χείρων (cheírōn) is a Greek word meaning "worse than".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5501?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include worse (6), a worse (2), worse than (2), more severely (1).
Where does χείρων (cheírōn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 9:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (3), Mark (2), 1 Timothy (1), 2 Peter (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 worse 6× Matthew 12:45, Matthew 27:64, Mark 5:26, Luke 11:26
a worse 2× Matthew 9:16, Mark 2:21
worse than 2× 1 Timothy 5:8, 2 Peter 2:20
more severely 1× Hebrews 10:29
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 9:16 χεῖρον to a worse Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparative Matthew 12:45 χείρονα to worse Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural - Comparative Matthew 27:64 χείρων to worse Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular - Comparative Mark 2:21 χεῖρον to a worse Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparative Mark 5:26 χεῖρον to worse Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative Luke 11:26 χείρονα to worse Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural - Comparative John 5:14 χεῖρόν to worse Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparative 1 Timothy 5:8 χείρων to worse than Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative 2 Timothy 3:13 χεῖρον to worse Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative Hebrews 10:29 χείρονος to more severely Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular - Comparative
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 9:16
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 8
Matthew 3 Mark 2 Luke 1 John 1 1 Timothy 1 2 Timothy 1 Hebrews 1 2 Peter 1
Source forms
χεῖρον 4x cheiron Matthew 9:16, Mark 2:21, Mark 5:26, 2 Timothy 3:13
χείρονα 3x cheirona Matthew 12:45, Luke 11:26, 2 Peter 2:20
χείρων 2x cheirōn Matthew 27:64, 1 Timothy 5:8
χεῖρόν 1x cheiron John 5:14
χείρονος 1x cheironos Hebrews 10:29
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural - Comparative 3x Matthew 12:45, Luke 11:26, 2 Peter 2:20
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparative 3x Matthew 9:16, Mark 2:21, John 5:14
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative 2x Mark 5:26, 2 Timothy 3:13
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular - Comparative 1x Hebrews 10:29
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular - Comparative 1x Matthew 27:64
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative 1x 1 Timothy 5:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. worse than
Strong's G5501
Lexical occurrences 11 verses Greek text appearances 11 times Word forms 6 forms 11 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
worse than
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
11 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 9:16 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
χεῖρον ceiron
worse
Read verse Matthew 12:45 Adjective Nominative Plural Neuter
χείρονα ceirona
worse
Read verse Matthew 27:64 Adjective Nominative Singular Feminine
χείρων ceirwn
worse
Read verse Mark 2:21 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
χεῖρον ceiron
worse
Read verse Mark 5:26 Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
χεῖρον ceiron
worse
Read verse Luke 11:26 Adjective Nominative Plural Neuter
χείρονα ceirona
worse
Read verse John 5:14 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
χεῖρόν ceiron
worse
Read verse 1 Timothy 5:8 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
χείρων. ceirwn
worse
Read verse 2 Timothy 3:13 Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
χεῖρον, ceiron
worse
Read verse Hebrews 10:29 Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
χείρονος ceironov
worse
Read verse 2 Peter 2:20 Adjective Nominative Plural Neuter
χείρονα ceirona
worse
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 6 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 6 Aligned forms 11 Case pattern Nominative (8) Number pattern Singular (8)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 9:16 · Mark 2:21 · John 5:14 3×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Matt 12:45 · Luke 11:26 · 2 Pet 2:20 3×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 27:64 1×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine 1 Tim 5:8 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Heb 10:29 1×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Mark 5:26 · 2 Tim 3:13 2×
Word Origins
χείρων is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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