5467 - chalepos

Strong's Concordance

Original word: χαλεπός
Transliteration: chalepos
Definition (short): difficult
Definition (full): hard (to do or bear)

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: a prim. word
Definition: hard (to do or bear)
NASB Translation: difficult (1), violent (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Perhaps from chalao through the idea of reducing the strength; difficult, i.e. Dangerous, or (by implication) furious -- fierce, perilous.

see GREEK chalao

References

Strong's 5467: 2 Occurrences
KJV: And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
NASB: When He came to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, two men who were demon-possessed met Him as they were coming out of the tombs. They were so extremely violent that no one could pass by that way.
KJV: This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
NASB: But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.