STRONGS G5521:
χολή,
χολῆς,
ἡ (equivalent to
χόλος, from
χέω to pour out (now thought to be connected with
χλόη,
χλωρός, etc. 'yellowish green'; cf.
Curtius, § 200;
Vanicek, p. 247)), first found in
Archilochus (
8th century B.C.), afterward in
Aeschylus and following.
1. bile, gall:
Matthew 27:34 (cf. the
Sept. Psalm 68:22 (
Ps. 69:21)) (cf.
B. D., under the word Gall);
Acts 8:23 (on which see
πικρία); for
מְרֵרָה,
Job 16:13.
2. in the O. T. it is also used of other bitter things; for
לַעֲנָה,
wormwood, Proverbs 5:4;
Lamentations 3:15; hence, some understand the word in
Matthew 27:34 to mean
myrrh, on account of
Mark 15:23; but see
σμυρνίζω, 2; (
B. D. as above).
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