χαλιναγωγέω
chalinagōgéō · G5468 · Greek · 2 occurrences
Meanings
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to control, to exercise self-control
(A figurative extension of meaning of χαλιναγωγέω ‘to control with bit or bridle,’ not occurring in the NT) To exercise close control over some function
ExamplesJames 1:26 If anyone thinks himself to be religious, yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this person’s religion is worthless.
James 3:2 For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to rein in the whole body as well.
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- Not stated (infinitive) 1
- Not stated (participle) 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- γλῶσσαtongue, language 1
- σῶμαbody 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 2 words
- δαμάζω damázō · G1150 · to control, to bring under control, to hold in check
- δαμάζω shares the semantic field of bringing under control or subduing, particularly used in James 3:8 regarding the tongue (the same context where χαλιναγωγέω appears in 3:2). Both verbs express mastery or control over something wild or unruly, though δαμάζω emphasizes taming while χαλιναγωγέω emphasizes bridling/leading.
- ἐγκρατεύομαι enkrateúomai · G1467 · to control oneself, to exercise self-control, self-control
- ἐγκρατεύομαι denotes self-control or self-restraint, conceptually parallel to χαλιναγωγέω's figurative use for controlling one's tongue or body. Both express mastery over oneself, though ἐγκρατεύομαι focuses on internal discipline while χαλιναγωγέω uses the external bridle metaphor.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To control, to exercise self-control88.85
- James 1:26 warns that if anyone thinks himself religious “and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this person's religion is worthless”.
Word family 17 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon χαλιναγώγω; 1 aorist infinitive χαλιναγωγῆσαι; (χαλινός and ἄγω); to lead by a bridle, to…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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