Chariot
ἅρμαStrong’s G0716harma
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Harma is the Greek word usually translated “chariot” and “chariots”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.”
Meaning
Usually translated “chariot” and “chariots”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- chariot 3
- of chariots 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 3
- Revelation 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 8:29Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
- Acts 8:38And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
- Revelation 9:9And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
Greek dictionary
ἅρμα harma · chariot
ἅρμα, -τος, τό (ἀραρίσκω, to join), [in LXX רָכַב ;] a chariot: Act.8:28-29, 38, Rev.9:9.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “chariot” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CHARIOT,noun
- A half coach; a carriage with four wheels and one seat behind, used for convenience and pleasure.
- A car or vehicle used formerly in war, drawn by two or more horses, and conveying two men each.
All definitions and other forms of “chariot”
CHARIOT, verb transitive
To convey in a chariot
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.