Strong's Concordance chalepos: hard (to do or bear) Original Word: χαλεπός, ή, όνPart of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: chalepos Phonetic Spelling: (khal-ep-os') Short Definition: hard, harsh, fierce Definition: (a) hard, troublesome, (b) harsh, fierce. HELPS Word-studies 5467 xalepós (an adjective, derived from xaleptō, "to oppress, annoy," J. Thayer) – properly, irksomely hard to bear (LS); fiercely difficult to cope with because so harsh (even injurious). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5467: χαλεπόςχαλεπός, χαλεπης, χαλεπόν (from χαλέπτω to oppress, annoy ((?))), from Homer down, hard (Latindifficilis); a. hard to do, to take, to approach. b. hard to bear, troublesome, dangerous: καιροί χαλεποί (R. V. grievous), 2 Timothy 3:1; harsh, fierce, savage: of men, Matthew 8:28 (Isaiah 18:2 and often in secular authors from Homer down). Perhaps from chalao through the idea of reducing the strength; difficult, i.e. Dangerous, or (by implication) furious -- fierce, perilous. see GREEK chalao Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 54672 Occurrences χαλεποὶ — 2 Occ. Matthew 8:28 Adj-NMP GRK: μνημείων ἐξερχόμενοι χαλεποὶ λίαν ὥστε NAS: [They were] so extremely violent that no KJV: exceeding fierce, so that INT: tombs coming violent very so that 2 Timothy 3:1 Adj-NMP |
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