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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 5521. χολή (cholé) -- Gall, bile</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/5521.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/luke/7-25.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/5521.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 5521</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/5520.htm" title="5520">◄</a> 5521. cholé <a href="../greek/5522.htm" title="5522">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">cholé: Gall, bile</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">χολή</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>cholé<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kho-LAY<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(khol-ay')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Gall, bile<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>gall, bitter herbs.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek word χολάω (cholaō), meaning "to be full of bile" or "to be angry."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>H4844 (מְרוֹרָה, merorah):</b> Refers to bitterness or gall, often used metaphorically in the Old Testament to describe intense suffering or affliction.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, "cholé" refers to a bitter substance, often associated with gall or bile. It is used metaphorically to describe something extremely bitter or unpleasant. The term is notably used in the context of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, where it describes the bitter drink offered to Him.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient times, gall or bile was considered a symbol of bitterness and suffering. It was believed to be a bodily fluid that could influence one's temperament, often associated with anger or melancholy. In the context of the crucifixion, the offering of gall mixed with wine was a customary act intended to dull pain, but its bitterness made it undesirable.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>gall (a bitter herb)<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>gall (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5521: χολή</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">χολή</span></span>, <span class="greek2">χολῆς</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (equivalent to <span class="greek2">χόλος</span>, from <span class="greek2">χέω</span> to pour out (now thought to be connected with <span class="greek2">χλόη</span>, <span class="greek2">χλωρός</span>, etc. 'yellowish green'; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Curtius</span>, § 200; <span class="abbreviation">Vanicek</span>, p. 247)), first found in <span class="abbreviation">Archilochus</span> (<DATE_RANGE:799-700 B.C.><span class="date">8th century B.C.</span>), afterward in <span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span> and following. <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">bile, gall</span>: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-34.htm">Matthew 27:34</a> (cf. the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/68-22.htm">Psalm 68:22</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Ps. 69:22>)) (cf. <span class="abbreviation">B. D.</span>, under the word Gall); <a href="/interlinear/acts/8-23.htm">Acts 8:23</a> (on which see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">πικρία</span></span>); for <span class="hebrew">מְרֵרָה</span>, <a href="/interlinear/job/16-13.htm">Job 16:13</a>. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> in the O. T. it is also used of other bitter things; for <span class="hebrew">לַעֲנָה</span>, <span class="accented">wormwood,</span> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/5-4.htm">Proverbs 5:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/lamentations/3-15.htm">Lamentations 3:15</a>; hence, some understand the word in <a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-34.htm">Matthew 27:34</a> to mean <span class="accented">myrrh,</span> on account of <a href="/interlinear/mark/15-23.htm">Mark 15:23</a>; but see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">σμυρνίζω</span></span>, 2; (<span class="abbreviation">B. D.</span> as above).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>gall. <p>Feminine of an equivalent perhaps akin to the same as <a href="/greek/5514.htm">Chloe</a> (from the greenish hue); "gall" or bile, i.e. (by analogy) poison or an anodyne (wormwood, poppy, etc.) -- gall. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>χολή χολην χολήν χολὴν χολης χολής χολῆς χόλω χονδριτών cholen cholēn cholḕn choles cholês cholēs cholē̂s<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/27-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 27:34</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οἶνον μετὰ <b>χολῆς</b> μεμιγμένον καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> mixed <span class="itali">with gall;</span> and after tasting<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with <span class="itali">gall:</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> wine with <span class="itali">gall</span> mingled and<p><b><a href="/text/acts/8-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 8:23</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰς γὰρ <b>χολὴν</b> πικρίας καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> For I see <span class="itali">that you are in the gall</span> of bitterness<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> art in <span class="itali">the gall</span> of bitterness, and<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/8-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in indeed <span class="itali">a gall</span> of bitterness and<p><b><a href="/greek/5521.htm">Strong's Greek 5521</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5521.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/chole_n_5521.htm">χολὴν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/chole_s_5521.htm">χολῆς — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/5520.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5520"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5520" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/5522.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5522"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5522" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>