What does χωλός · περιπατέω mean in the Bible?
e. limping".
Greek · G5560, G4043
χωλοὺς περιπατοῦντας
Lame · to walk
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χωλός G5560 lame
Pronunciation chōlós
Physically disabled person unable to walk properly; Jesus's healing miracles frequently feature this condition.
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περιπατέω G4043 to walk
Pronunciation peripatéō
Literal walking becomes metaphorical conduct of life; how one lives reflects spiritual character.
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What does χωλοὺς περιπατοῦντας (cholous peripatountas) mean in the Bible?
χωλός · περιπατέω is a Greek phrase meaning ""halt", i.e. limping".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5560, G4043?
G5560, G4043 is connected to 14 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. "halt", i.e. limping
Source Gloss
"halt", i.e. limping
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 14 Case pattern Nominative (7) Number pattern Plural (9)
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 11:5 · Matt 21:14 · Luke 7:22 · Acts 8:7 4×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Acts 3:2 · Acts 14:8 2×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Heb 12:13 1×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine John 5:3 1×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 15:30 · Matt 15:31 · Luke 14:13 · Luke 14:21 4×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 18:8 · Mark 9:45 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 94 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 71 aorist 12 imperfect 9 future 2
Voice
active 94
Mood
indicative 30 participle 27 imperative 14 subjunctive 12 infinitive 11
NT Occurrences
Matthew 4:18 Περιπατῶν present active participle participle Matthew 9:5 περιπάτει present active imperative imperative Matthew 11:5 περιπατοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 14:25 περιπατῶν present active participle participle Matthew 14:26 περιπατοῦντα present active participle participle Matthew 14:29 περιεπάτησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 15:31 περιπατοῦντας present active participle participle Mark 2:9 περιπάτει present active imperative imperative Mark 5:42 περιεπάτει imperfect active indicative background Mark 6:48 περιπατῶν present active participle participle Mark 6:49 περιπατοῦντα present active participle participle Mark 7:5 περιπατοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Mark 8:24 περιπατοῦντας present active participle participle Mark 11:27 περιπατοῦντος present active participle participle Mark 12:38 περιπατεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Mark 16:12 περιπατοῦσιν present active participle participle Luke 5:23 περιπάτει present active imperative imperative Luke 7:22 περιπατοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Luke 11:44 περιπατοῦντες present active participle participle Luke 20:46 περιπατεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 24:17 περιπατοῦντες present active participle participle John 1:36 περιπατοῦντι present active participle participle John 5:11 περιπάτει present active imperative imperative John 5:12 περιπάτει present active imperative imperative John 5:8 περιπάτει present active imperative imperative John 5:9 περιεπάτει imperfect active indicative background John 6:19 περιπατοῦντα present active participle participle John 6:66 περιεπάτουν imperfect active indicative background John 7:1 περιεπάτει imperfect active indicative background John 7:1 περιπατεῖν present active infinitive infinitive John 8:12 περιπατήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive John 10:23 περιεπάτει imperfect active indicative background John 11:10 περιπατῇ present active subjunctive subjunctive John 11:54 περιεπάτει imperfect active indicative background John 11:9 περιπατῇ present active subjunctive subjunctive John 12:35 περιπατεῖτε present active imperative imperative John 12:35 περιπατῶν present active participle participle John 21:18 περιεπάτεις imperfect active indicative background Acts 3:12 περιπατεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Acts 3:6 περιπάτει present active imperative imperative
+54 more occurrences
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
χωλοὺς περιπατοῦντας is a primary word - no further derivation.
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