Original Word: χαλεπός, ή, όν
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: chalepos
Phonetic Spelling: (khal-ep-os')
Definition: hard (to do or bear)
Usage: (a) hard, troublesome, (b) harsh, fierce.

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).

Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
hard (to do or bear)
NASB Translation
difficult (1), violent (1).

STRONGS NT 5467: χαλεπός

χαλεπός, 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).

fierce, perilous.

Perhaps from chalao through the idea of reducing the strength; difficult, i.e. Dangerous, or (by implication) furious -- fierce, perilous.

see GREEK chalao

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