What does χωλός (chōlós) mean in the Bible?
χωλός (chōlós): Physically disabled person unable to walk properly; Jesus's healing miracles frequently feature this condition.
Greek · G5560
χωλός
Lame
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χωλός G5560
Pronunciation chōlós
What does χωλός (chōlós) mean in the Bible?
χωλός (chōlós): Physically disabled person unable to walk properly; Jesus's healing miracles frequently feature this condition.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5560?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [the] lame (7), lame (5), the lame (1), who was lame (1).
Where does χωλός (chōlós) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 11:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (5), Acts (3), Luke (3), Hebrews (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 [the] lame 7× Matthew 11:5, Matthew 15:30, Matthew 15:31, Matthew 21:14
lame 5× Matthew 18:8, Mark 9:45, Acts 3:2, Acts 8:7
the lame 1× Luke 14:13
who was lame 1× Acts 14:8
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 11:5 χωλοὶ to [the] lame Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Matthew 15:30 χωλούς to [the] lame Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Matthew 15:31 χωλοὺς to [the] lame Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Matthew 18:8 χωλόν to lame Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular Matthew 21:14 χωλοὶ to [the] lame Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Mark 9:45 χωλὸν to lame Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular Luke 7:22 χωλοὶ to [the] lame Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Luke 14:13 χωλούς to the lame Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Luke 14:21 χωλοὺς to [the] lame Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural John 5:3 χωλῶν to [the] lame Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 11:5
Aligned rows 14
Books represented 6
Matthew 5 Mark 1 Luke 3 John 1 Acts 3 Hebrews 1
Source forms
χωλοὶ 4x chōloi Matthew 11:5, Matthew 21:14, Luke 7:22, Acts 8:7
χωλὸν 2x chōlon Mark 9:45, Hebrews 12:13
χωλὸς 2x chōlos Acts 3:2, Acts 14:8
χωλούς 2x chōlous Matthew 15:30, Luke 14:13
χωλοὺς 2x chōlous Matthew 15:31, Luke 14:21
χωλόν 1x chōlon Matthew 18:8
χωλῶν 1x chōlōn John 5:3
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural 4x Matthew 15:30, Matthew 15:31, Luke 14:13, Luke 14:21
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural 4x Matthew 11:5, Matthew 21:14, Luke 7:22, Acts 8:7
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular 2x Matthew 18:8, Mark 9:45
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular 2x Acts 3:2, Acts 14:8
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural 1x John 5:3
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular 1x Hebrews 12:13
Evidence Summary
Messiah
Greek word. Physically disabled person unable to walk properly; Jesus's healing miracles frequently feature this condition.
Strong's G5560
Lexical occurrences 14 verses Greek text appearances 15 times Word forms 6 forms 14 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Acts 3:1-10 Source Gloss
lame
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
15 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 11:5 Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
χωλοὶ cwloi
lame, deprived of a foot
Read verse Matthew 15:30 Adjective Accusative Plural Masculine
χωλούς, cwlouv
lame, deprived of a foot
Read verse Matthew 15:31 Adjective Accusative Plural Masculine
χωλοὺς cwlouv
lame, deprived of a foot
Read verse Matthew 18:8 Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
χωλὸν cwlon
lame, deprived of a foot
Read verse Matthew 21:14 Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
χωλοὶ cwloi
lame, deprived of a foot
Read verse Mark 9:45 Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
χωλόν, cwlon
lame, deprived of a foot
Read verse Luke 7:22 Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
χωλοὶ cwloi
lame, deprived of a foot
Read verse Luke 14:13 Adjective Accusative Plural Masculine
χωλούς, cwlouv
lame, deprived of a foot
Read verse Luke 14:21 Adjective Accusative Plural Masculine
χωλοὺς cwlouv
lame, deprived of a foot
Read verse John 5:3 Adjective Genitive Plural Masculine
χωλῶν, cwlwn
lame, deprived of a foot
Read verse Acts 3:2 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
χωλὸς cwlov
lame, deprived of a foot
Read verse Acts 3:11 Adjective Genitive Plural Masculine
χωλοῦ cwlou
lame, deprived of a foot
Read verse Acts 8:7 Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
χωλοὶ cwloi
lame, deprived of a foot
Read verse Acts 14:8 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
χωλὸς cwlov
lame, deprived of a foot
Read verse Hebrews 12:13 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
χωλὸν cwlon
lame, deprived of a foot
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 14 Case pattern Nominative (7) Number pattern Plural (9)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
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×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
Disabled or crippled in the feet or legs.
Showing 1 selected witness from 14 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
χωλός is a primary word - no further derivation.
Why This Word Matters
The man’s lifelong disability underscores the magnitude of the miracle and the compassion of Christ. Acts 3:1-10
Canonical Themes
Messiah
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