Quick Definition
χάλαζα, ης, ἡ n.f. hail
Strong's Definition
hail
Derivation: probably from G5465 (χαλάω);
KJV Usage: hail
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, f. | -ης
2.13 · Natural Substances · Water
hail frozen rain In REV 8:7 and REV 16:21 it is possible that χάλαζα is better interpreted as referring to a ‘hailstorm.’
In a number of languages hail is described as ‘frozen rain,’ but it may be referred to by more idiomatic expressions such as ‘cloud stones’ or ‘ice stones.’
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
χάλαζα, -ης, ἡ, (χαλάω, q- ν. [so Etym. Magn. 805, 1; but Curtius (§ 181) says “certainly has nothing to do with it ”]), fr. Hom. down, Sept. for 37a, hail: Rev. viii. αὶ 197; Ἀν ee
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
χάλαζα chalaza 4x
hail, Rev. 8:7; 11:19; 16:21 (2x)*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
χάλαζα, -ης, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for בָּרָד ;]
hail: Re 8:7 11:19 16:21.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
χάλαζα, “hail” (Rev 87, 112%, 1674): cf. Epicurus Zfzs¢. ΤΊ. §§ 106, 107 (ed. Bailey).
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
χάλαζα (chalaza) — hail. χάλαζ-α [χᾰ], ης, ἡ, hail [NT+8th c.BC+]hailstones, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: metaphorically, any pelting shower, ὀμβρία χ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. any small knot like a hailstone,
II.1. pimple or tubercle in the flesh of swine, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II.2. small cyst, such as grows on the eyelid, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II.3. a knot or hard lump; in an egg, [Refs 4th c.BC+]crystals, [Refs]. (Cf. Sloven. žled, Little Russian oželeda 'sleet, ice'.)