What does χωλός · περιπατέω mean in the Bible?
e. limping".
Greek · G5560, G4043
χωλοὺς περιπατοῦντας
Lame · to walk
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χωλόςG5560lame
Pronunciationchōlós
Physically disabled person unable to walk properly; Jesus's healing miracles frequently feature this condition.
Open lexicon entry →περιπατέωG4043to walk
Pronunciationperipatéō
Literal walking becomes metaphorical conduct of life; how one lives reflects spiritual character.
Open lexicon entry →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 patterns6Aligned forms14Case patternNominative (7)Number patternPlural (9)
Nominative · Plural · MasculineMatt 11:5 · Matt 21:14 · Luke 7:22 · Acts 8:74×
Nominative · Singular · MasculineActs 3:2 · Acts 14:82×
Nominative · Singular · NeuterHeb 12:131×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineJohn 5:31×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineMatt 15:30 · Matt 15:31 · Luke 14:13 · Luke 14:214×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 18:8 · Mark 9:452×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 94 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present71aorist12imperfect9future2
Voice
active94
Mood
indicative30participle27imperative14subjunctive12infinitive11
NT Occurrences
Matthew 4:18Περιπατῶνpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 9:5περιπάτειpresent active imperativeimperativeMatthew 11:5περιπατοῦσινpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 14:25περιπατῶνpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 14:26περιπατοῦνταpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 14:29περιεπάτησενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 15:31περιπατοῦνταςpresent active participleparticipleMark 2:9περιπάτειpresent active imperativeimperativeMark 5:42περιεπάτειimperfect active indicativebackgroundMark 6:48περιπατῶνpresent active participleparticipleMark 6:49περιπατοῦνταpresent active participleparticipleMark 7:5περιπατοῦσινpresent active indicativeongoingMark 8:24περιπατοῦνταςpresent active participleparticipleMark 11:27περιπατοῦντοςpresent active participleparticipleMark 12:38περιπατεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveMark 16:12περιπατοῦσινpresent active participleparticipleLuke 5:23περιπάτειpresent active imperativeimperativeLuke 7:22περιπατοῦσινpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 11:44περιπατοῦντεςpresent active participleparticipleLuke 20:46περιπατεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 24:17περιπατοῦντεςpresent active participleparticipleJohn 1:36περιπατοῦντιpresent active participleparticipleJohn 5:11περιπάτειpresent active imperativeimperativeJohn 5:12περιπάτειpresent active imperativeimperativeJohn 5:8περιπάτειpresent active imperativeimperativeJohn 5:9περιεπάτειimperfect active indicativebackgroundJohn 6:19περιπατοῦνταpresent active participleparticipleJohn 6:66περιεπάτουνimperfect active indicativebackgroundJohn 7:1περιεπάτειimperfect active indicativebackgroundJohn 7:1περιπατεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveJohn 8:12περιπατήσῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveJohn 10:23περιεπάτειimperfect active indicativebackgroundJohn 11:10περιπατῇpresent active subjunctivesubjunctiveJohn 11:54περιεπάτειimperfect active indicativebackgroundJohn 11:9περιπατῇpresent active subjunctivesubjunctiveJohn 12:35περιπατεῖτεpresent active imperativeimperativeJohn 12:35περιπατῶνpresent active participleparticipleJohn 21:18περιεπάτειςimperfect active indicativebackgroundActs 3:12περιπατεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveActs 3:6περιπάτειpresent active imperativeimperative+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.