Strong's Greek · G5465
χαλάω
chaláō
let down, strike
Definition
to lower (as into a void)
Derivation
from the base of G5490 (χάσμα);
Appears 7 times in Scripture
“But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his grasp.”
“After hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along.”
“When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.””
“One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.”
““Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.””
“Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.”
“Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).