Bridle
χαλινόςStrong’s G5469chalinos
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Chalinos is the Greek word usually translated “bits” and “bridles”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.”
Meaning
Usually translated “bits” and “bridles”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- bits 1
- bridles 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- James 1
- Revelation 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Greek dictionary
χαλινός chalinos · bridle
χαλινός, -οῦ, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for מֶתֶג ;] a bridle: Jas.3:3, Rev.14:20.† (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.