Quick Definition
gall, bitter herbs
Strong's Definition
"gall" or bile, i.e. (by analogy) poison or an anodyne (wormwood, poppy, etc.)
Derivation: feminine of an equivalent perhaps akin to the same as 5514 (from the greenish hue);
KJV Usage: gall
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
χολή, χολῆς, ἡ (equivalent to χόλος, from χέω to pour out (now thought to be connected with χλόη, χλωρός, etc. 'yellowish green'; cf. Curtius, § 200; Vanicek, p. 247)), first found in Archilochus (8th century B.C.), afterward in Aeschylus and following.
1. bile, gall: Mat_27:34 (cf. the Sept. Psa_68:22 ()) (cf. B. D., under the word Gall); Act_8:23 (on which see πικρία); for ξΐψΕψΘδ, Job_16:13.
2. in the O. T. it is also used of other bitter things; for μΗςΒπΘδ, wormwood, Pro_5:4; Lam_3:15; hence, some understand the word in Mat_27:34 to mean myrrh, on account of Mar_15:23; but see σμυρνίζω, 2; (B. D. as above).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
χολή cholē 2x
the bile, gall; in NT a bitter ingredient, as wormwood, Mat_27:34 ; χολὴ πικρίας , intense bitterness, met. thorough disaffection to divine truth, utter estrangement, Act_8:23
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
χολή , -ῆς , ἡ ,
[in LXX for H7218 , H3939 , H4845 ;]
gall: Mat_27:34 (here prob. = myrrh , cf. Mar_15:23 , v. Swete , in l ; DCG , i, 634); metaph ., Act_8:23 .†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
χολή [page 689]
For χολή , gall, bile, as in Mat. 27:34, cf. PSI III. 211 .4 (v/A.D.) τὸν τῆς [[σ ]]χολῆς νοσήσαντα . See also Ev. Petr. 5 ποτίσατε αὐτὸν χολὴν μετὰ ὄξους , with Swete s illustrative note. The power of gall in medical and magical receipts is discussed by Olsson ad P Osl I. 1 .284 (iv/A.D.) (p. 104 f.). In Herodas III. 70 (ed. Headlam) δότω τις ἐς τὴν χεῖρα πρὶν χολῇ βῆξαι , editor translates put it into my hand before I choke with choler : (see the note p. 150).
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
χολή χολη, ἡ, "gall, bile", Aesch. , Eur. , Thuc. , etc. pl. χολαί, "the gall-bladder", Soph. ; called δοχαὶ χολῆς in Eur. ;—so in sg., Aesch. metaph., like χόλος, Lat. bilis, bile, gall, i. e. "bitter anger, wrath", id=Aesch. , Ar. , etc.; πάνυ ἐστί μοι χολή stirs my "bile", makes me sick, Ar. ; χολὴν κινεῖν τινι id=Ar.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
χολή, -ῆς, ἡ
[in LXX for רֹאשׁ, לַעֲנָה, מְרֵרָה ;]
gall: Mat.27:34 (here prob. = myrrh, cf. Mrk.15:23, see Swete, in l; DCG, i, 634); metaphorically, Act.8:23.†
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