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G5513 χλιαρός (chliarós)
Greek
Adjective
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Quick Definition

lukewarm

Strong's Definition

tepid

Derivation: from (to warm);

KJV Usage: lukewarm

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

χιλιαρος, χιλιαρα, χιλιαρον (χλίω, to become warm, liquefy, melt), tepid, lukewarm: metaphorically, of the condition of a soul wretchedly fluctuating between a torpor and a fervor of love, Rev_3:16. (Herodotus, Pindar, Diodorus, Plutarch, Athen., Geoponica.)

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

χλιαρός chliaros 1x warm, tepid; lukewarm, Rev_3:16

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

* χλιαρός , -ά , -όν ( < χλίω , to become warm ), warm, tepid; metaph ., of persons, luke-warm: Rev_3:16 .†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

χλιαρός [page 689] lukewarm, occurs in the NT only in Rev. 3:16, where WII ( Notes .2 , p. 157) admit a possible alternative spelling χλιερός ( ΰ *) : cf. Moulton Gr ii. p. 67.

Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon

χλιαρός χλι_α^ρός, ή, όν [Etym: χλίω] "warm, lukewarm", Lat. tepidus, Hdt. , Ar. of persons, "lukewarm", NTest.

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

χλιαρός, -ά, -όν (χλίω, to become warm), warm, tepid; metaphorically, of persons, luke-warm: Rev.3:16.† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (1)

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