Strong’s G5468 · Greek
χαλιναγωγέω
chalinagōgéō · khal-in-ag-ogue-eh'-o
Origin from a compound of χαλινός (G5469) and the reduplicated form of ἄγω (G71);
Meaning to be a bit-leader, i.e. to curb (figuratively)
In the King James Version bridle.
In 2 verses of the King James Version
- James 1:26If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.
- James 3:2For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.