Greek root word (lemma) ‘χήρα’ (χēra)

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This root form (lemma) ‘χήρα’ is used in 7 different forms in the Greek originals: Χήρα (N-····NFS), χήρα (N-····NFS), χήραις (N-····DFP), χήραν (N-····AFS), χήρας (N-····AFP), χηρῶν (N-····GFP), χῆραι (N-····NFP).

It is glossed in 3 different ways: ‘a widow’, ‘widow’, ‘widows’.

Have 27 uses of Greek root word (lemma) ‘χēra’ (noun) in the Greek originals

Mark 12:40 χηρῶν (ⱪaʸrōn) GFP ‘the houses of the widows and for a under_pretense long’ SR GNT Mark 12:40 word 7

OET-LV: 40 the ones devouring the houses of _the widows, and praying long for_a_under _pretense. These will _be _receiving more _excessive judgement. (MRK_12:40)

OET-RV: 40 These people trick widows out of their properties, but offer long prayers to cover it up. They will be getting a stricter judgement than others.” (MRK 12:40)

Mark 12:42 χήρα (ⱪaʸra) NFS ‘and having come one widow poor throw lepton_coins’ SR GNT Mark 12:42 word 7

OET-LV: 42 And one poor widow having _come, throw two leptons, which is a_quadran. (MRK_12:42)

OET-RV: 42 Then an impoverished widow came and threw in two small copper coins. (MRK 12:42)

Mark 12:43 χήρα (ⱪaʸra) NFS ‘I am saying to you_all that widow this poor more than’ SR GNT Mark 12:43 word 14

OET-LV: 43 And having _called _to the apprentices/followers of _him, he _said to _them: Truly, I _am _saying to _you _all that the this the poor widow, throw more than all of _the ones throwing into the treasury. (MRK_12:43)

OET-RV: 43 Yeshua called his followers and told them, “Honestly, that poor widow gave more than all the others. (MRK 12:43)

Mat 23:14 χηρῶν (ⱪaʸrōn) GFP ‘the houses of the widows and under_pretense long’ SR GNT Mat 23:14 word 13

OET-LV: 14  (MAT_23:14)

OET-RV: 14 ◘ (MAT 23:14)

Luke 2:37 χήρα (ⱪaʸra) NFS ‘and she was a widow until years eighty’ SR GNT Luke 2:37 word 4

OET-LV: 37 and she was a_widow until eighty four years, who not was _withdrawing from _the temple, with _fastings and petitions serving night and day. (LUK_2:37)

OET-RV: 37 and then had been widowed for eighty-four years. She was always at the temple, serving night and day in prayer and fasting. (LUK 2:37)

Luke 4:25 χῆραι (ⱪaʸrai) NFP ‘I am saying to you_all many widows were in the’ SR GNT Luke 4:25 word 8

OET-LV: 25 But in truth I _am _saying to _you _all, were many widows in the days of _Aʸlias/(ʼĒliy^yāh) in the Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl), when the sky was _shut for three years and six months when a_ great _famine became on all the land, (LUK_4:25)

OET-RV: 25 There were certainly many widows in Yisrael in the days of Eliyah when God stopped the rain for three and a half years and caused a terrible famine. (LUK 4:25)

Luke 4:26 χήραν (ⱪaʸran) AFS ‘Sidōn/(Tsīdōn)ian region to the woman widow’ SR GNT Luke 4:26 word 16

OET-LV: 26 and Aʸlias was _sent to no _one of _them, except not/lest to Sarepta/(Tsₑrəfat) of _the Sidōn/(Tsīdōn)ian region, to the_ widow _woman. (LUK_4:26)

OET-RV: 26 But Eliyah wasn’t sent to any of them—rather he was sent to a foreign widow in Zarephath in the Tsidon region. (LUK 4:26)

Luke 7:12 χήρα (ⱪaʸra) NFS ‘and she was a widow and a crowd of the’ SR GNT Luke 7:12 word 24

OET-LV: 12 And as he _neared to _the gate of _the city, and see an_only _begotten son to _the mother of _him was _being _carried _out having _died, and she was a_widow, and a_ sizeable _crowd of _the city was with her. (LUK_7:12)

OET-RV: 12 As he got near the town gate, look, a dead boy was being carried out to the cemetery. The mother was now a widow and he had been their only son, and a large number of the local residents were with her. (LUK 7:12)

Luke 18:3 χήρα (ⱪaʸra) NFS ‘a widow and was in’ SR GNT Luke 18:3 word 1

OET-LV: 3 And a_widow was in the that city, and she _was _coming to him saying: Avenge me of the opponent of _me. (LUK_18:3)

OET-RV: 3 Now there was a widow in that city, and she kept going to him saying, ‘Get me justice against my rival.’ (LUK 18:3)

Luke 18:5 χήραν (ⱪaʸran) AFS ‘to_be bringing_about to me trouble widow this I will_be avenging her’ SR GNT Luke 18:5 word 10

OET-LV: 5 because _of this the widow which surely to _be _bringing _about trouble to _me, I _will _be _avenging her, in _order _that not coming to the_end she _may _be _harassing me. (LUK_18:5)

OET-RV: 5 this widow is making trouble for me. I’ll fight her case for her so she’ll stop harassing me.’ ” (LUK 18:5)

Luke 20:47 χηρῶν (ⱪaʸrōn) GFP ‘the houses of the widows and for a under_pretense long’ SR GNT Luke 20:47 word 7

OET-LV: 47 who are _devouring the houses of _the widows, and they _are _praying long for_a_under _pretense. These will _be _receiving more _abundant judgement. (LUK_20:47)

OET-RV: 47 but they take advantage of widows’ homes and they make their prayers long to impress others. These people will receive a harsher judgement.” (LUK 20:47)

Luke 21:2 χήραν (ⱪaʸran) AFS ‘he saw and a certain widow poor throwing there’ SR GNT Luke 21:2 word 6

OET-LV: 2 And he _saw a_certain poor widow, throwing two leptons. there. (LUK_21:2)

OET-RV: 2 He also noticed a poor widow who threw in two small copper coins. (LUK 21:2)

Luke 21:3 χήρα (ⱪaʸra) NFS ‘I am saying to you_all that widow this poor more than’ SR GNT Luke 21:3 word 8

OET-LV: 3 And he _said: Truly I _am _saying to _you _all that the this the poor widow, throw more than all, (LUK_21:3)

OET-RV: 3 “I can assure you all,” he said, “that this poor widow threw more in than all the others, (LUK 21:3)

Acts 6:1 χῆραι (ⱪaʸrai) NFP ‘service daily the widows of them’ SR GNT Acts 6:1 word 26

OET-LV: 6 And in the these days multiplying the apprentices/followers, became a_grumbling of _the Hellaʸnistaʸs against the Hebraios, because the widows of _them were _being _overlooked in the the daily service. (ACT_6:1)

OET-RV: 6 However around that time when the number of Yeshua-followers were growing, some of the Greek converts starting grumbling about the Jewish believers because the Greek widows were being overlooked in the daily sharing of food and money. (ACT 6:1)

Acts 9:39 χῆραι (ⱪaʸrai) NFP ‘by him all the widows weeping and showing’ SR GNT Acts 9:39 word 20

OET-LV: 39 And Petros having _risen _up, came _together with _them, who having _arrived, they _brought _up into the upper _room, and all the widows stood _by by _him, weeping and showing the_tunics and clothes, as _much _as the Dorkas was _making being with them. (ACT_9:39)

OET-RV: 39 So Peter went with them, and when they arrived in Yoppa they took him up to the room. All the widows stood there, sobbing and showing him various clothes that Tabitha had made for them. (ACT 9:39)

Acts 9:41 χήρας (ⱪaʸras) AFP ‘holy ones and the widows he presented her living’ SR GNT Acts 9:41 word 15

OET-LV: 41 And having _given ^his_hand to _her, he _raised_ her _up, and having _called the holy ones and the widows, he _presented her living. (ACT_9:41)

OET-RV: 41 Peter helped her to stand up, then he called the believers and the widows, and presented the live Tabitha to them. (ACT 9:41)

1 Cor 7:8 χήραις (ⱪaʸrais) DFP ‘unmarried and to the widows good it_is for them they may remain’ SR GNT 1 Cor 7:8 word 7

OET-LV: 8 But I _am _saying to _the unmarried and to _the widows, good it _is for _them if they _may _remain as also _I. (CO1_7:8)

OET-RV: 8 Now to the unmarried and to the widows I say that it’s good if they remain like me, (CO1 7:8)

1 Tim 5:3 χήρας (ⱪaʸras) AFP ‘widows be honouring who are really’ SR GNT 1 Tim 5:3 word 1

OET-LV: 3 Be _honouring widows, who are really widows. (TI1_5:3)

OET-RV: 3 Show honour to widows—the real widows that is (TI1 5:3)

1 Tim 5:3 χήρας (ⱪaʸras) AFP ‘be honouring who are really widows’ SR GNT 1 Tim 5:3 word 5

OET-LV: 3 Be _honouring widows, who are really widows. (TI1_5:3)

OET-RV: 3 Show honour to widows—the real widows that is (TI1 5:3)

1 Tim 5:4 χήρα (ⱪaʸra) NFS ‘if but any widow children or grandchildren’ SR GNT 1 Tim 5:4 word 4

OET-LV: 4 But if any widow is _having children or grandchildren, let _them _be _learning to _be _devout first to _their own household, and to _be _giving _back recompense to _the parents, because/for this is acceptable before the god. (TI1_5:4)

OET-RV: 4 because if a widow has children or grandchildren, then they should be learning to show their godliness to their own relatives first, and to be repaying their parents and grandparents because this is what God expects. (TI1 5:4)

1 Tim 5:5 χήρα (ⱪaʸra) NFS ‘the woman and really a widow and having_been isolated has hoped’ SR GNT 1 Tim 5:5 word 4

OET-LV: 5 And the woman really a_widow and having _been _isolated has _hoped in god, and is _remaining the in _petitions and the prayers, night and day. (TI1_5:5)

OET-RV: 5 A woman who is a real widow and has been left by herself but puts her hope in God, she is then able to spend her days and nights in prayer and requesting God’s response. (TI1 5:5)

1 Tim 5:9 Χήρα (Ⱪaʸra) NFS ‘a widow let_be_being enrolled not lessor than’ SR GNT 1 Tim 5:9 word 1

OET-LV: 9 ˓Let˒_ a_widow _be _being _enrolled having _become not lessor than sixty years, the_wife of _one husband, (TI1_5:9)

OET-RV: 9 The assembly should enrol a widow if she’s at least sixty years old and was the wife of a single husband. (TI1 5:9)

1 Tim 5:11 χήρας (ⱪaʸras) AFP ‘younger but widows be refusing whenever for’ SR GNT 1 Tim 5:11 word 3

OET-LV: 11 But be _refusing younger widows, because/for whenever they _may _become _sensual against _the chosen _one /messiah, they _are _willing to _be _marrying, (TI1_5:11)

OET-RV: 11 But don’t enrol younger widows because their emotional needs might drive them to want to marry again rather than to serve the messiah (TI1 5:11)

1 Tim 5:16 χήρας (ⱪaʸras) AFP ‘any believing woman is having widows he let_be assisting to them and’ SR GNT 1 Tim 5:16 word 7

OET-LV: 16 If any believing woman is _having widows, he _let _be _assisting to _them, and not let _be _being _weighed _down the assembly, in _order _that it _may _assist to _the really widows. (TI1_5:16)

OET-RV: 16 If any believing woman has widowed relatives, they should continue to help them and not burden the assembly, so then the assembly can assist the really needy widows. (TI1 5:16)

1 Tim 5:16 χήραις (ⱪaʸrais) DFP ‘in_order_that to the really widows it may assist’ SR GNT 1 Tim 5:16 word 19

OET-RV: 16 If any believing woman has widowed relatives, they should continue to help them and not burden the assembly, so then the assembly can assist the really needy widows. (TI1 5:16)

Yac (Jam) 1:27 χήρας (ⱪaʸras) AFP ‘to_be visiting orphans and widows in the tribulation’ SR GNT Yac 1:27 word 17

OET-LV: 27 Religion pure and undefiled before our god and father this is: to _be _visiting orphans and widows in the tribulation of _them, spotless himself to _be _keeping from the world. (JAM_1:27)

OET-RV: 27 A person who wants to truly serve our God and father with a pure heart would be visiting orphans and widows in their difficulties and staying unstained by worldly ideas. (JAM 1:27)

Rev 18:7 χήρα (ⱪaʸra) NFS ‘I am sitting queen and a widow not I am and’ SR GNT Rev 18:7 word 25

OET-LV: 7 as _much _as she _glorified herself and lived _sensuously, so _much give to _her torment and mourning. Because in the heart of _her she _is _saying, that I _am _sitting queen… and a_widow not I _am and mourning by _no _means not I _may _see. (REV_18:7)

OET-RV: 7 As much as she thought highly of herself and lived in luxury,
⇔ give her just as much torture and grief.
⇔ Because she tells herself
⇔ ‘I sit like a queen,
⇔ I’m not a widow and will never have to grieve.’ (REV 18:7)

Key: N=noun AFP=accusative,feminine,plural AFS=accusative,feminine,singular DFP=dative,feminine,plural GFP=genitive,feminine,plural NFP=nominative,feminine,plural NFS=nominative,feminine,singular