UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: χολή; -ῆς

Related lemmas: χολάω

Sense 1: gall

Semantic entry: 8.75

Semantic domains: Body, Body Parts, and Body Products

Subdomains: Physiological Products of the Body

Definition: the bitter yellowish liquid secreted by the liver and stored in the gall bladder

Notes: It is possible, however, that in RV MAT 27:34 · LV MAT 27:34 · Read together MAT 27:34 the reference is not specifically to gall but to a substance with an especially unpleasant taste.

MAT 27:34: RV MAT 27:34 · LV MAT 27:34 · Read together MAT 27:34

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OET-RV MAT 27:34

34 they gave Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) some wine mixed with something bitter, but when he tasted it, he didn’t want to drink any.

OET-LV MAT 27:34

34 they _gave wine having _been _mixed with gall to _him to _drink, and having _tasted it, he_ not _willed to _drink it.

ACT 8:23: RV ACT 8:23 · LV ACT 8:23 · Read together ACT 8:23

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OET-RV ACT 8:23

23 because I perceive that you have a bitter attitude and ungodly habits.

OET-LV ACT 8:23

23 For/Because I _am _seeing you being in the_gall of _bitterness and the_bond of _unrighteousness.

Sense 2: to be very jealous, to be terribly envious, to be bitterly envious

Semantic entry: 88.166

Semantic domains: Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior

Subdomains: Envy, Jealousy

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to be in the gall of bitterness) to be particularly envious or resentful of someone

Collocations: εἰς χολὴν πικρίας εἰμί

ACT 8:23: RV ACT 8:23 · LV ACT 8:23 · Read together ACT 8:23

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OET-RV ACT 8:23

23 because I perceive that you have a bitter attitude and ungodly habits.

OET-LV ACT 8:23

23 For/Because I _am _seeing you being in the_gall of _bitterness and the_bond of _unrighteousness.

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

χολή

Form 1

Sense 1: gall

Sense 2: to be very jealous, to be terribly envious, to be bitterly envious