G5503

χήρα

chēraG:N-F

widow

χήρα, -ας, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for אַלְמָנָה ;] a widow: Mat.23:13 (Rec., R, mg.), Mrk.12:40-43, Luk.2:37 4:25 7:12 18:3, 5 20:47 21:2-3, Act.6:1 9:39, 41, 1Co.7:8, 1Ti.5:3-5 5:11 5:16, Jas.1:27; γυνὴ χ., Luk.4:26; of one of an ordo viduarum (see CGT, in l), 1Ti.5:9; metaphorically, of a city forsaken, Rev.18:7.† (AS)

The KJV translates G5503 in the following manner:

widow (26x), widows (22x), widows’ (6x)

Full Thayer's lexicon entry

χήρα — chḗra

χήρα, χήρας, ἡ (feminine of the adjective χῆρος, 'bereft'; akin to χέρσος, sterile, barren, and the Latincareo (but cf. Curtius, § 192)), from Homer, Iliad 6, 408 down, the Sept. for אַלְמָנָה, a widow: Matthew 23:14-13Rec.; Mar 12:40; Mar 12:42; Luk 2:37; Luk 4:25; Luk 7:12; Luk 18:3; Luk 18:5; Luk 20:47; Luk 21:2; Act 6:1; Act 9:39; Act 9:41; 1Co 7:8; 1Ti 5:3-5; 1Ti 5:9; 1Ti 5:11; 1Ti 5:16; Jas 1:27; with γυνή added (2Sa 14:5, and often in the Greek writings from Homer, Iliad 2, 289 down), Luk 4:26; a city stripped of inhabitants and riches is represented under the figure of a widow, Rev 18:7.

25 occurrences

Matthew (1), Mark (3), Luke (9), Acts (3), I Corinthians (1), I Timothy (6), James (1), Revelation of John (1)