chalao denotes bringing nets, people, beds, or nautical equipment downward into a lower position.

The attested use is physical lowering: nets are put down for a catch, a bed and people are brought down through or by a wall, and nautical gear is lowered into the sea. The same action is presented across the forms, including the passive report of being brought down in a basket in 2 Corinthians 11:33.

1. Physical lowering of people, objects, or equipment · dominant

   In Luke 5:4 and Luke 5:5, the forms occur in the instruction and response about putting nets down for a catch. In Mark 2:4 the APB renders the action of bringing the bed down after the roof is opened, while Acts 9:25 describes disciples bringing a man down in a basket; Acts 27:17 and Acts 27:30 place the action in the lowering of sea gear and a lifeboat.

   Luke 5:4Luke 5:5Mark 2:4Acts 9:25Acts 27:17Acts 27:30

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly renders the action with "let down" or "lowered," including nets, a bed, a basket, an anchor, and a lifeboat. These renderings confirm the clauses' downward action without fixing a separate English equivalent in every verse.