χείμαρρος
cheimarros
G5493
G:N-M
Greek
brook
1
Occurrences
1
Books
Greek
Language
Cheimarros denotes the watercourse Jesus and his disciples crossed to reach a garden.
The attested use names the watercourse that Jesus and his disciples crossed before entering a garden in John 18:1.
Senses in use
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A watercourse crossed on the way to a garden · dominant
In John 18:1, the genitive singular masculine form occurs in the clause describing Jesus and his disciples going to the other side before entering a garden; the APB renders the setting as “the other side of the brook of Kedron.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In John 18:1 the APB presents the setting as “the other side of the brook of Kedron.” This identifies the verse’s scene rather than fixing a separate English equivalent for the form.