Strong's Lexicon chalepos: Difficult, hard, fierce, grievous Original Word: χαλεπός HELPS Word-studies 5467 xalepós (an adjective, derived from xaleptō, "to oppress, annoy," J. Thayer) – properly, irksomely hard to bear (LS); fiercely difficult to cope with because so harsh (even injurious). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. word Definition hard (to do or bear) NASB Translation difficult (1), violent (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5467: χαλεπόςχαλεπός, χαλεπης, χαλεπόν (from χαλέπτω to oppress, annoy ((?))), from Homer down, hard (Latindifficilis); a. hard to do, to take, to approach. b. hard to bear, troublesome, dangerous: καιροί χαλεποί (R. V. grievous), 2 Timothy 3:1; harsh, fierce, savage: of men, Matthew 8:28 (Isaiah 18:2 and often in secular authors from Homer down). Perhaps from chalao through the idea of reducing the strength; difficult, i.e. Dangerous, or (by implication) furious -- fierce, perilous. see GREEK chalao Englishman's Concordance Matthew 8:28 Adj-NMPGRK: μνημείων ἐξερχόμενοι χαλεποὶ λίαν ὥστε NAS: [They were] so extremely violent that no KJV: exceeding fierce, so that INT: tombs coming violent very so that 2 Timothy 3:1 Adj-NMP |
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