- Original: χαλάω - Transliteration: Chalao - Phonetic: khal-ah'-o - Definition: 1. to loosen, slacken, relax 2. to let down from a higher place to a lower - Origin: from the base of G5490 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From the base of G5490 ; to lower (as into a void): - let down strike. Total KJV Occurrences: 6 • down, 5 Mar 2:4; Luke 5:5; Act 9:25; Act 27:30; 2 Corinthians 11:33 • sail, 1 Act 27:17