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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χείρωνG5501
Pronunciationcheírōn
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 Itworse6×Matthew 12:45, Matthew 27:64, Mark 5:26, Luke 11:26
a worse2×Matthew 9:16, Mark 2:21
worse than2×1 Timothy 5:8, 2 Peter 2:20
more severely1×Hebrews 10:29
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 9:16χεῖρονtoa worseAdjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - ComparativeMatthew 12:45χείροναtoworseAdjective - Nominative Neuter Plural - ComparativeMatthew 27:64χείρωνtoworseAdjective - Nominative Feminine Singular - ComparativeMark 2:21χεῖρονtoa worseAdjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - ComparativeMark 5:26χεῖρονtoworseAdjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - ComparativeLuke 11:26χείροναtoworseAdjective - Nominative Neuter Plural - ComparativeJohn 5:14χεῖρόνtoworseAdjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparative1 Timothy 5:8χείρωνtoworse thanAdjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative2 Timothy 3:13χεῖρονtoworseAdjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - ComparativeHebrews 10:29χείρονοςtomore severelyAdjective - Genitive Feminine Singular - Comparative
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 9:16
Aligned rows11
Books represented8
Matthew3Mark2Luke1John11 Timothy12 Timothy1Hebrews12 Peter1
Source forms
χεῖρον4xcheironMatthew 9:16, Mark 2:21, Mark 5:26, 2 Timothy 3:13
χείρονα3xcheironaMatthew 12:45, Luke 11:26, 2 Peter 2:20
χείρων2xcheirōnMatthew 27:64, 1 Timothy 5:8
χεῖρόν1xcheironJohn 5:14
χείρονος1xcheironosHebrews 10:29
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural - Comparative3xMatthew 12:45, Luke 11:26, 2 Peter 2:20
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparative3xMatthew 9:16, Mark 2:21, John 5:14
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative2xMark 5:26, 2 Timothy 3:13
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular - Comparative1xHebrews 10:29
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular - Comparative1xMatthew 27:64
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative1x1 Timothy 5:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. worse than
Strong'sG5501
Lexical occurrences11 versesGreek text appearances11 timesWord forms6 forms11 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
worse than
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 9:16Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
χεῖρονceiron
worse
Read verseMatthew 12:45Adjective Nominative Plural Neuter
χείροναceirona
worse
Read verseMatthew 27:64Adjective Nominative Singular Feminine
χείρωνceirwn
worse
Read verseMark 2:21Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
χεῖρονceiron
worse
Read verseMark 5:26Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
χεῖρονceiron
worse
Read verseLuke 11:26Adjective Nominative Plural Neuter
χείροναceirona
worse
Read verseJohn 5:14Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
χεῖρόνceiron
worse
Read verse1 Timothy 5:8Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
χείρων.ceirwn
worse
Read verse2 Timothy 3:13Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
χεῖρον,ceiron
worse
Read verseHebrews 10:29Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
χείρονοςceironov
worse
Read verse2 Peter 2:20Adjective Nominative Plural Neuter
χείροναceirona
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 patterns6Aligned forms11Case patternNominative (8)Number patternSingular (8)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · NeuterMatt 9:16 · Mark 2:21 · John 5:143×
Nominative · Plural · NeuterMatt 12:45 · Luke 11:26 · 2 Pet 2:203×
Nominative · Singular · FeminineMatt 27:641×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine1 Tim 5:81×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineHeb 10:291×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterMark 5:26 · 2 Tim 3:132×
Word Origins
χείρων is built from this root:
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