To bridle
χαλιναγωγέωStrong’s G5468chalinagōgeō
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Chalinagōgeō is the Greek word usually translated “bridling” and “bridle”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.”
Meaning
Usually translated “bridling” and “bridle”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- bridling 1
- to bridle 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- James 2
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
χαλιναγωγέω chalinagōgeō · to bridle
χαλιναγωγέω, -ῶ (χαλινός, ἄγω), to lead with a bridle; metaphorically, to bridle, restrain: with accusative, γλῶσσαν, Jas.1:26; σῶμα, Jas.3:2.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “bridle” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BRI'DLE, noun
- The instrument with which a horse is governed and restrained by a rider; consisting of a head-stall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages, according to its particular form and uses.
- A restraint; a curb; a check.
- A short piece of cable well served, attached to a swivel on a chain, laid in a harbor, and the upper end drawn into a ship and secured to the bits.
All definitions and other forms of “bridle”
BRI'DLE, verb transitive
To put on a bridle; as, to bridle a horse.
- To restrain, guide or govern; to check, curb or control; as, to bridle the passions; 'to bridle a muse.'
BRI'DLE, verb intransitive
To hold up the head, and draw in the chin.
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.