noun · feminine
chōras
Greekχώρα (chōra)
Strong’sG5561
region, land, fields
stem chōr-28 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books6 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
χώρα, -ας, ἡ
[in LXX for אֶרֶץ, מְדִינָה, etc.;]
SYN.: ἄγρος, τόπος (cf. DCG, i, 591a; LS, s.v. χώρα, ad init.).
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5561 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkho'-rah
room, i.e. a space of territory (more or less extensive; often including its inhabitants)
Fromfeminine of a derivative of the base of G5490 through the idea of empty expanse;
King Jamescoast, county, fields, ground, land, region.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | chōras2×χώρα | chōrais |
| object accusative | chōran14×χώραν | chōrain3×χώρας |
| direct address vocative | chōrar | chōrair |
| of, belonging to genitive | chōrau5×χώρας | chōraiu |
| to, for dative | chōra3×χώρᾳ | chōrai1×χώραις |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
chōra is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
28 occurrences, every one of them listed
chōras“land”subjectnominative singular2×
Mark 1:5“countryside”kai ekporeuete pros auton pantas tas Ioudaias chōras kai tois Hierosolumitois pantois, kai baptizile hupo autou en to Iordano potamo exomologerōtois tain hamartain autoiu.People went out to him from all of Jerusalem and the countryside of Judea. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
Luke 12:16“land”legata de parabolan pros autoin legarōtos; Anthrōpou tinou plousiou euforata tas chōras.Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.
chōran“country”objectaccusative singular14×
Matthew 2:12“country”kai chrēmatiziratois kata onarem mē anakamptara pros Hērōdon dia allau hodau anachōrala eis tan chōran autoiu.And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.
Matthew 8:28“country”Kai ercharatou autou eis tem peran eis tan chōran toiu Gadarēnoiu hupantala auto duo daimonizerōtois ek teiu mnēmeieiu exercherōtois, chalepois liōs hōste mē ischuarō tinon parerchara dia tau hodau ekeinau.When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.
Mark 5:1“country”Kai erchala eis tem peran tau thalassau eis tan chōran toiu Gerasēnoiu.On the other side of the sea, they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes.
Mark 6:55“region”peritrechala holan tan chōran ekeinan kai archela epi toi krabattoi toin kakōs echarōtoin periferarō hopou akouale hoti atō.and ran through that whole region, carrying the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was.
Luke 8:26“country”Kai kataplala eis tan chōran toiu Gerasēnoiu, hotinas atō antipera tau Galilaiau.Then they sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, across the lake from Galilee.
Luke 15:13“country”kai meta ouk pollain hēmerain sunagaratos panteim tos neoteros huios apodēmata eis chōran makran, kai ekei diaskorpizata tan ousian autou zōarōtos asōtōs.After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild living.
Luke 15:14“country”dapanaratou de autou panteim gineta limas ischuras kata tan chōran ekeinan, kai autos archeta husterirō.After he had spent all he had, a severe famine swept through that country, and he began to be in need.
Luke 19:12“country”legata oun; Anthrōpos tinos eugenos poreuita eis chōran makran lambara heauto basileian kai hupostrefara.So He said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return.
John 11:54“region”Tos oun Iēsus ouketi parrēsia peripatate en toi Ioudaioi, alla aperchata ekeithen eis tan chōran engus tau erēmau, eis Efraim legirōtan politan, kakei menata meta toiu mathētoiu.As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.
Acts 12:20“country”Ate de thumomacharōtos Turioi kai Sidōnioi; homothumadōs de pareiale pros auton, kai peitharatois Blaston ton epi tou koitōnou tou basilevou aitele eirēnan dia tem trefirō autoiu tan chōran apo tau basilikau.Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.
Acts 16:6“region”Dierchala de tan Frugian kai Galatikan chōran, kōluiratois hupo teu hagieu pneumeu lalara ton logon en ta Asia,After the Holy Spirit had prevented them from speaking the word in the province of Asia, they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia.
Acts 18:23“region”kai poiaratos chronon tinon exerchata, diercherōtos kathexēs tan Galatikan chōran kai Frugian, stērizarōtos pantoin toin mathētoin.After Paul had spent some time in Antioch, he traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
Acts 26:20“region”alla toi en Damaska prōtem tē kai Hierosolumei, pantan tē tan chōran tau Ioudaiau, kai tei ethnei apangellame metanoarō kai epistrefara epi ton theon, axieim tau metanoiau ergeim prassarōtoin.First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.
Acts 27:27“land”Hōs de tessareskaidekatas nuxas gineta diaferirōtoiu nu en to Adrio, kata mesem tau nuxau huponoale tois nautois prosagarō tinan autoi chōran.On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea. About midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.
chōrau“country”of, belonging togenitive singular5×
Mark 5:10“country”kai parakalate auton polleim hina mē auteim apostelateia exō tau chōrau.And he begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of that region.
Luke 3:1“region”En ete de pentekaidekate tau hēgemoniau Tiberiou Kaisarou, hēgemoneuarōtou Pontiou Pilatou tau Ioudaiau, kai tetraarcharōtou tau Galilaiau Hērōdou, Filippou de tou adelfou autou tetraarcharōtou tau Itouraiau kai Trachōnitiau chōrau, kai Lusaniou tau Abilēnau tetraarcharōtou,In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
Luke 15:15“country”kai poreuiratos kollita heno toiu politoiu tau chōrau ekeinau, kai pempata auton eis toin agroin autou boskarō choiroin;So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.
John 11:55“country”Ate de engus tem pascha toiu Ioudaioiu, kai anabainala pollois eis Hierosolumeim ek tau chōrau pro teu pascha hina hagnizaleia heautoin.Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.
Acts 13:49“region”diaferite de tos logos tou kuriou dia holau tau chōrau.And the word of the Lord spread throughout that region.
chōra“land”to, fordative singular3×
Matthew 4:16“land”tos laos tos katherōtos en skotia fōtem horata megem, kai toi katherōtoi en chōra kai skia thanatou fōtem anatellata autoi.the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”
Luke 2:8“region”Kai poimēnois ale en ta chōra ta auta agraularōtois kai fulassarōtois fulakain tau nuxau epi tan poimnan autoiu.And there were shepherds residing in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks by night.
Acts 10:39“land”kai nis marturois panteiu heiu poiata en tē ta chōra toiu Ioudaioiu kai Ierousalēm; hon kai anairala kremannuaratois epi xuleu.We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree,
chōrain“fields”objectaccusative plural3×
John 4:35“fields”ouk vis legavō hoti Ēti tetramēnos atō kai tos therismos erchetō? idou legamō vi, epairavar toin ofthalmoin vu kai theasevar tain chōrain hoti leukais alō pros therismon; ēdēDo you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest.
Acts 8:1“regions”Saulos de ate suneudokarōtos ta anairesia autou. Gineta de en ekeina ta hēmera diōgmos megos epi tan ekklēsan tan en Hierosolumei; pantois de diaspeirila kata tain chōrain tau Ioudaiau kai Samareiau plēn toiu apostoloiu.And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
James 5:4“fields”idou tos misthos toiu ergatoiu toiu amaratoiu tain chōrain vu tos afusterirētos apo vu krazatō, kai tais boais toiu therizaratoiu eis teim oueim Kuriou Sabaōth eiserchalē;Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
chōrai“country”to, fordative plural1×
Luke 21:21“country”tote tois en ta Ioudaia feugalōr eis teim oreim, kai tois en mese autau ekchōralōr, kai tois en tai chōrai mē eiserchelōr eis autan,Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city.