κυλλός
kullos
crippled
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word "κυλλός" (kullos) is defined as "crippled." It appears four times in the Bible, indicating a physical disability that likely impacted an individual's mobility or ability to perform certain tasks. The usage of "κυλλός" suggests that it is a descriptive term used to convey a person's physical condition. It does not provide further information about the nature or cause of the disability, but rather serves as a straightforward label. The significance of "κυλλός" lies in its depiction of individuals with physical limitations, highlighting the diversity of human experience and the need for compassion and understanding in interactions with others who may be differently abled.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
4 total occurrences across the text
Great multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others, and they put them down at his feet. He healed them,
Matthew 15:31so that the multitude wondered when they saw the mute speaking, the injured healed, the lame walking, and the blind seeing—and they glorified the God of Israel.
Matthew 18:8If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.
Mark 9:43If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having your two hands to go into Gehenna, into the unquenchable fire,