Chalinos denotes horse gear placed in the mouth for control and used as a visible height marker.

The term denotes horse mouthgear: in James it is put into horses’ mouths to direct their bodies, while in Revelation it marks the height reached by blood from the winepress.

1. Horse mouthgear for control or measurement · dominant

   In James 3:3, the accusative plural χαλινοὺς occurs in the clause about putting the items into horses’ mouths so that the horses obey and their whole bodies are turned; the APB renders the verse with “bridles.” In Revelation 14:20, the genitive plural χαλινῶν occurs in the statement that blood came from the winepress “as far as the bridles of the horses,” using the horse equipment as a height marker.

   James 3:3Revelation 14:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “bridles” in both cited verses: for items put into horses’ mouths in James 3:3 and for the height reference in Revelation 14:20. These renderings are read alongside the original forms and their clauses.