Greek word study

χήραchḗra — a widow

a widow.

Translated in the King James as: widow

Appears 26 times in Scripture

Origin: feminine of a presumed derivative apparently from the base of G5490 (χάσμα) through the idea of deficiency;

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Where it appears

Mark — 3×
Mark 12:40Mark 12:42Mark 12:43
Luke — 9×
Luke 2:37Luke 4:25Luke 4:26Luke 7:12Luke 18:3Luke 18:5Luke 20:47Luke 21:2Luke 21:3
Acts — 3×
Acts 6:1Acts 9:39Acts 9:41
1 Corinthians — 1×
1 Cor 7:8
1 Timothy — 8×
1 Tim 5:31 Tim 5:41 Tim 5:51 Tim 5:91 Tim 5:111 Tim 5:16+ 2 more in 1 Timothy
James — 1×
James 1:27
Revelation — 1×
Rev 18:7

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.