Verb chalaō (to let down) in the Gospels-Acts

(Translation from NRSV with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)


Mark

2: 4And when they could not bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him; and after having dug through it, they let down (chalaō) the mat on which the paralytic lay.

Luke

5: 4When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep water and let down (chalaō) your nets for a catch."
5: 5Simon answered, "Master, we have worked all night long but have caught nothing. Yet if you say so, I will let down (chalaō) the nets."

Acts

9: 25but his disciples took him by night and lowered him down through an opening in the wall, letting him down (chalaō) in a basket.
27: 17After hoisting it up they took measures to undergird the ship; then, fearing that they would run on the Syrtis, they let down (chalaō) the sea anchor and so were driven.
27: 30But when the sailors tried to escape from the ship and had let down (chalaō) the boat into the sea, on the pretext of putting out anchors from the bow,