Cheiron means “sorer” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H5501 — cechi (“offscouring”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G5501 χείρων (cheiron) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. cheiron (khei'-rown) adj. 1. more evil or aggravated (physically, mentally or morally) [irregular comparative of G2556, from an obsolete equivalent cheres (of uncertain derivation)] It has 16 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include more and evil. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
cheiron (khei'-rown) adj. 1. more evil or aggravated (physically, mentally or morally) [irregular comparative of G2556, from an obsolete equivalent cheres (of uncertain derivation)] KJV: sorer, worse Root(s): G2556
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worse than
Usage: χείρων, -ον, compar. of κακός [in LXX: 1Ki.17:43 B, Wis.15:18 17:6, 3Ma.5:20 * ;] worse: Mat.9:16 12:45 27:64, Mrk.2:21, Luk.11:26, Jhn.5:14, 1Ti.5:8, Heb.10:29, 2Pe.2:20; εἰς (ἐπὶ) τὸ χεῖρον, Mrk.5:26, 2Ti.3:13.† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render cheiron, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
Strong's G5501 (χείρων) appears 5 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
11 indexed usages in New Testament.
No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.
Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.
5 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
Now the king came with a barbarous and haughty mind to do far worse to the Jews, than had been done in his father’s time.
On discovering this, so incensed was the wicked king, that he no longer confined his rage to the Jews in Alexandria. Laying his hand more heavily upon those who lived in the country, he gave orders that they should be quickly collected into one place, and most cruelly deprived of their lives.
The king, then, with a barbarity exceeding that of Phalaris, said, That they might thank his sleep of that day. Lose no time, and get ready the elephants against tomorrow, as you did before, for the destruction of these accursed Jews.
First 16 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5501.
No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.
Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.
No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.
And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.
Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
Now the king came with a barbarous and haughty mind to do far worse to the Jews, than had been done in his father’s time.
On discovering this, so incensed was the wicked king, that he no longer confined his rage to the Jews in Alexandria. Laying his hand more heavily upon those who lived in the country, he gave orders that they should be quickly collected into one place, and most cruelly deprived of their lives.
The king, then, with a barbarity exceeding that of Phalaris, said, That they might thank his sleep of that day. Lose no time, and get ready the elephants against tomorrow, as you did before, for the destruction of these accursed Jews.
Yea, they worshiped those beasts also that are most hateful: For being compared together, some are worse than others.
Only there appeared unto them A fire kindled of itself, very dreadful: For being much terrified, they thought the things which they saw To be worse than the sight they saw not.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5501, grouped by book.
Cheiron (Strong's G5501) is a Greek word most simply glossed "sorer". cheiron (khei'-rown) adj. 1. more evil or aggravated (physically, mentally or morally) [irregular comparative of G2556, from an obsolete equivalent cheres (of uncertain derivation)]
This page currently indexes 16 linked usages for Strong's G5501 across 11 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5501 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as more and evil. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 5 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G5501, with linked reader references where each row is available.