χλιαρός
chliaros
G5513
G:A
Greek
lukewarm
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Greek
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Chliaros describes a state contrasted with being hot or cold in Revelation 3:16.
The attested use describes someone characterized by a state set between hot and cold, in a clause of rejection.
Senses in use
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Neither hot nor cold · dominant
In Revelation 3:16, the nominative singular masculine form describes the addressed person in the contrast with being hot or cold; the APB renders the clause, “because you are lukewarm and neither hot nor cold.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Revelation 3:16, the APB presents the term as “lukewarm” within a contrast with “hot” and “cold”.