Know the Word.

Greek word

cholḗ

χολή

What it means

gall or bile, i.e. poison or an anodyne

"gall" or bile, i.e. (by analogy) poison or an anodyne (wormwood, poppy, etc.)

Where it comes from

feminine of an equivalent perhaps akin to the same as 5514 (from the greenish hue)

How the King James translates it

  • gall2

Every place it appears 2

Matthew27:34
Acts8:23