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G5515 χλωρός (chlōrós)
Greek
Adjective
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Quick Definition

green, pale

Strong's Definition

greenish, i.e. verdant, dun-colored

Derivation: from the same as G5514 (Χλόη);

KJV Usage: green, pale

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

χλωρός, χλωρά, χλωρόν, from χλόη, tender green grass or grain); 1. green: χόρτος, Mar_6:39 (Gen_1:30); Rev_8:7; πᾶν χλωρόν, . 2. yellowish, pale: ἵππος, Rev_6:8. (In both senses from Homer down.)

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

χλωρός chlōros 4x pale green; green, verdent, Mar_6:39 ; Rev_8:7 ; Rev_9:4 ; pale, sallow, Rev_6:8

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

χλωρός , -ά , -όν ( < χλόη ), [in LXX for H3418 , etc.;] (a) pale green: χόρτος , Mar_6:39 , Rev_8:7 ; πᾶν χ ., Rev_9:4 ; (b) pale: ἵππος , Rev_6:8 .†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

χλωρός [page 689] green (Mar. 6:39, al. ) : P Lond 287 .15 (A.D. 90) (=II. p. 202) χόρτου χλορ [οῦ , P Oxy XVII. 2137 .22 (A.D. 226) τὸ λοιπὸν ἐν χλωροῖς γενόμενον ἥμισυ μέρος , the remaining half share that has been put under green crops, P Flor II. 127 .21 (A.D. 256) τὰ γὰρ ἐργατικά μου κτήνη χλωρὸν ἐσθίει , and .23 χλωρὸ [ν χ ]όρτον ποιῆσον ἐνεχθῆναι , and P Lond 453 .7 (iv/A.D.) (=II. p. 319) πλῆσον κεράμιον σίναπις χλωροῦ . Other exx. of the adj. are BGU IV. 1118 .20 (B.C. 22), P Lond 171 a .4 (A.D. 102) (= II. p. 102), P Oxy IX. 1211 .8 (ii/A.D.), and ib. VI. 910 .11 (A.D. 197).

Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon

χλωρός χλωρός, ποετ. χλοερός, ή, όν [Etym: χλόη] "greenish-yellow" (like young grass or leaves), "pale-green, light-green, green, grassy", Od. , Soph. , Eur. ; σίτου ἔτι χλωροῦ ὄντος Thuc. "yellow", of honey, Hom. ; ἀμφὶ χλωρὰν ψάμαθον on the "yellow" sand, Soph. generally, "pale, pallid, bleached", χλωρὸς ὑπαὶ δείους Il. ;—then, as an epith. of fear, χλωρὸν δέος Hom. :— "yellow, pallid", of persons affected by the plague, Thuc. without regard to colour, "green", i. e. "fresh", Od. , Ar. metaph. "fresh, living", χλωρὸν αἷμα Soph. , Eur. ; χλωρὸν δάκρυ, like θαλερὸν δάκρυ, "the fresh, bursting" tear, Eur. ; χλ. μέλεα "fresh, young" limbs, Theocr.

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

χλωρός, -ά, -όν (χλόη), [in LXX for יֶרֶק, etc. ;] __(a) pale green: χόρτος, Mrk.6:39, Rev.8:7; πᾶν χ., Rev.9:4; __(b) pale: ἵππος, Rev.6:8.† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (4)

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