χολή
cholē · gall
Greek word · Strong’s number G5521 · appears 2 times in the Bible
What is the Strong number?
Strong’s number identifies this word: use it to find the same word in other study tools.What it means
cholē (χολή) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “gall”.
Something very bitter.
How to say it
cho·lē
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Something very bitter; an image of bitterness of soul.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 27:34
they gave him wine mixed with gall to drink; and after tasting it, he was not willing to drink it.
- Acts 8:23
For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and the bond of unrighteousness.”