Word Study · Strong's G5503 · Greek
χήρα
chera
khay'-rah
Strong's 1890 spelling: chḗra
“a widow (as lacking a husband), literally or figuratively”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a widow (as lacking a husband), literally or figuratively
Rendered in the KJV as
widow.
- 26occurrencesin the New Testament
- 7 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 11inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 26 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 11
- χήρα9
- χήρας4
- χῆραι3
- χήραν2
- χηρῶν2
- χήρα·1
- χήραις1
- χήραις,1
- χήραν.1
- χήρας,1
- χήρας.1
How it is rendered · 12
- widows8
- widow6
- a widow2
- A widow2
- [dependent] widows,1
- [was] a widow1
- a widow;1
- a widow.1
- of widows1
- Widows1
- widows,1
- widows.1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular10
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine plural6
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular3
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine plural3
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine plural2
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine plural2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-NSF · 10
- N-APF · 6
- N-ASF · 3
- N-NPF · 3
- N-DPF · 2
- N-GPF · 2
All 26, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Luke carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Mark3 occurrences
- Mark 12:40χηρῶνchērōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluralThey defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”here: widows
- Mark 12:42χήραchēranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularThen one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.here: widow
- Mark 12:43χήραchēranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularJesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury.here: widow
Luke9 occurrences
- Luke 2:37χήραchēranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularand then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.here: [was] a widow
- Luke 4:25χῆραιchērainoun · nominative (subject) · feminine pluralBut I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.here: widows
- Luke 4:26χήραν.chērannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularYet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon.here: a widow.
- Luke 7:12χήρα·chēranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularAs He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.here: a widow;
- Luke 18:3χήραchēranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularAnd there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’here: A widow
- Luke 18:5χήρανchērannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularyet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Then she will stop wearing me out with her perpetual requests.’”here: widow
- Luke 20:47χηρῶνchērōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluralThey defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”here: of widows
- Luke 21:2χήρανchērannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularand He saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.here: widow
- Luke 21:3χήραchēranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular“Truly I tell you,” He said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others.here: widow
Acts3 occurrences
- Acts 6:1χῆραιchērainoun · nominative (subject) · feminine pluralIn those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.here: widows
- Acts 9:39χῆραιchērainoun · nominative (subject) · feminine pluralSo Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.here: widows
- Acts 9:41χήραςchērasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralPeter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.here: widows
1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 Timothy8 occurrences
- 1 Timothy 5:3χήραςchērasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralHonor the widows who are truly widows.here: Widows
- 1 Timothy 5:3χήρας.chērasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralHonor the widows who are truly widows.here: widows.
- 1 Timothy 5:4χήραchēranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularBut if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.here: widow
- 1 Timothy 5:5χήραchēranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularThe widow who is truly in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers.here: a widow
- 1 Timothy 5:9χήραchēranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularA widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, the wife of one man,here: A widow
- 1 Timothy 5:11χήραςchērasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralBut refuse to enroll younger widows. For when their passions draw them away from Christ, they will want to marry,here: widows
- 1 Timothy 5:16χήρας,chērasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralIf any believing woman has dependent widows, she must assist them and not allow the church to be burdened, so that it can help the widows who are truly in need.here: [dependent] widows,
- 1 Timothy 5:16χήραιςchēraisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluralIf any believing woman has dependent widows, she must assist them and not allow the church to be burdened, so that it can help the widows who are truly in need.here: widows