Strong G5564χωρίον

place

Transliteration
chōrion
Pronunciation
kho-ree'-on
Morphology
Greek Noun Neuter

Definition

Diminutive of G5561; a spot or plot of ground: - field land parcel of ground place possession.

Detailed definition

χωρίον, -ου, τό
(dimin. of χώρα, χῶρος), [in LXX: 1Ch.27:27 (כֶּרֶם), 2Ma.11:5 2Mac 12:7 2Mac 12:21, 4Ma.15:20 *;]
1. a place, region.

2. an estate, property, piece of land: Mat.26:36, Mrk.14:32, Jhn.4:5, Act.1:18-19 4:34 5:3, 8 28:7.†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G5564 appears in 9 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • land3
  • field2
  • place2
  • ground1
  • possession1

First verses

  1. Matthew 26:36
    Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.
  2. Mark 14:32
    And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray.
  3. John 4:5
    Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
  4. Acts 1:18
    Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
  5. Acts 1:19
    And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.
  6. Acts 4:34
    Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,
  7. Acts 5:3
    But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
  8. Acts 5:8
    And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.
  9. Acts 28:7
    In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
χωρ-ίον, τό,
diminutive (only in form, compare χ. μέγιστον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.19) of χῶρος and χώρα:)]
1 place, spot, district, very frequently in Prose from [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus down wards, e.g. 2.8, 10, 29, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.54)]; also in Comedy texts, as [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 209, etc.)]; never in Trag.: ἐκ τοῦ αὐτοῦ χ. from the same spot, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.11)]; χ. ἔρημον, χ. χαλεπὰ καὶ πετρώδη, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.9; χ. ἱππάσιμα 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.4.14)]: plural, sites, οἰκίσαι χωρία [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.12.)]
2 town, [Refs ([prev. work] 100)], etc.; χωρίων κατάληψις [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 455b, compare 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 28.7, etc.)]
3 landed property, estate, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.106, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 844b, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 7.4, “IG” 12.325.10)]; used with ἀγρός, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 2.4.1, etc.)]
4 place of business, office, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 45.33.)]
5 space, room, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.63, etc.)]; especially in Geometry texts, space enclosed by lines, area, figure, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Meno” 82bf, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 152, 3rd c.BC: Euclides Geometra “Data” 55, 3rd c.AD(?): Pappus Mathematicus 240.17)]: especially rectangle, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Archimedes Geometra “περὶ κωνοειδέων καὶ σφαιροειδέων” 2, +others)]
6 passage in a book, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.117 (unless interpolated), 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Hist.Conscr.” 12, 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 15.672a, 6th c.AD: Simplicius Philosophus)]inCael.[Refs (126.4.)]
6.b subject, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.97)]: plural, topics, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Lycurgus Orator 31.)]
7 in Medicine texts, part of the body, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἀγμῶν” 2, compare “Aph.” 1.21 (_plural_))]; τὸ χ. τὸ ἐπὶ τοῦ ἥπατος periphrastic for the gall-bladder, [Refs ([prev. author] “Morb.” 4.36.)]