To lower
χαλάωStrong’s G5465chalaō
Appears in 7 verses of the New Testament
In short
Chalaō is the Greek word usually translated “having lowered”, “let down” and “do lower”. It appears in 7 verses of the New Testament.
“And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.”
Meaning
Usually translated “having lowered”, “let down” and “do lower”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- having lowered 2
- they let down 1
- do lower 1
- i will let down 1
- having let down 1
- i was let down 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 3
- Luke 2
- Mark 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 5:4Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
- Luke 5:5And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.
- Acts 9:25Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket.
- Acts 27:17Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.
- Acts 27:30And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,
- 2 Corinthians 11:33And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands.
Greek dictionary
χαλάω chalaō · to lower
χαλάω, -ῶ [in LXX: (Jer.38:6) (שָׁלַח pi.), etc. ;] (a) to slacken, loosen; (b) to let loose, let go; (with) to lower, let down: with accusative of thing(s), Mrk.2:4, Luk.5:4-5, Act.9:25 27:17, 30; with accusative of person(s) (cf. Je, l.with), pass., 2Co.11:33.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “lower” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LOWER, verb transitive
[from low.]
- To cause to descend; to let down; to take or bring down; as, to lower the main-sail of a sloop.
- To suffer to sink downwards.
- To bring down; to reduce or humble; as, to lower the pride of man.
- To lessen; to diminish; to reduce, as value or amount; as, to lower the price or value of goods, or the rate of interest.
All definitions and other forms of “lower”
LOWER, verb intransitive
To fall; to sink; to grow less.
LOW'ER, verb intransitive
- To appear dark or gloomy; to be clouded; to threaten a storm.
- To frown; to look sullen.
LOW'ER, noun
- Cloudiness; gloominess.
- A frowning; sullenness.
LOWER, adjective
[comparative of low.]
Less high or elevated.
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.