"pale green; green, verdent, Mk. 6:39; Rev. 8:7; 9:4; pale, sallow, Rev. 6:8*"
Definition and meaning
pale green; green, verdent, Mk. 6:39; Rev. 8:7; 9:4; pale, sallow, Rev. 6:8*
In the original Greek the word is written: χλωρός
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of chloros (G5515) across the King James Bible.
And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
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Common questions
Strong's G5515 (chloros) is a Greek word that means: pale green; green, verdent, Mk. 6:39; Rev. 8:7; 9:4; pale, sallow, Rev. 6:8* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word chloros (G5515) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5515 is chloros, a Greek word defined as: pale green; green, verdent, Mk. 6:39; Rev. 8:7; 9:4; pale, sallow, Rev. 6:8*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
chloros is a Greek word found in the New Testament.