Chaldean
ΧαλδαῖοςStrong’s G5466Chaldaios
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Chaldaios is the Greek word usually translated “chaldeans”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.”
Meaning
Usually translated “chaldeans”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- of chaldeans 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
Χαλδαῖος Chaldaios · Chaldean
Χαλδαῖος, -ου, ὁ a Chaldæan: γῆ Χαλδαίων, Act.7:4.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “chaldean” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CHALDEAN, noun
An inhabitant of Chaldea.
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.