verb

chōramō

Greekχωρέω (chōreō)

Strong’sG5562

I make room, go, receive

stem chōr-10 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books8 forms occur

Translated as

accept3×come1×goes1×holding1×make room1×place1×room1×to have room for1×

What it means

χωρέω, -ῶ

[in LXX: Ge 13:6 (נשׂא), III Ki 7:26, 38 (כּוּל hi.), II Ch 4:5 (חזק hi.), Wi 7:23, 24, al.;]

I. Intrans.,

1. to make room, give way, retire, pass: seq. εἰς, Mt 15:17; metaph. (EV, come), εἰς μετάνοιαν, II Pe 3:9.

2. to go forward, advance, progress (Plat., Polyb., al.) ὁ λόγος ὁ ἐμὸς οὐ χωρεῖ. ἐν ὑμῖν, Jo 8:37 (R, txt., hath not free course; R, mg., hath no place, for wh. cf. Field, Notes, 94 f.).

II. Trans., to have space for holding, to hold: Mk 2:2 (cf. Ge, l.c.), Jo 21:25; of measures (III Ki, II Ch, ll. c.), Jo 2:6. Metaph., of having or making room in mind or heart: Mt 19:11, 12 (EV, receive), II Co 7:2 (R, txt., open your hearts; mg., make room) (cf. ἀνα-, ἀπο-, ἐκ-, ὑπο-χωρέω).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G5562 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidkho-reh'-o

to be in (give) space, i.e. (intransitively) to pass, enter, or (transitively) to hold, admit (literally or figuratively)

Fromfrom G5561;

King Jamescome, contain, go, have place, (can, be room to) receive.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
chōratōχωρεῖ	happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular	goes	2×
chōralōχωροῦσι	happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural	accept	1×
chōratōrχωρείτω	happening now · he/she/itpresent active imperative 3rd person singular	accept	1×
chōravarΧωρήσατε	happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural	make room	1×
chōrarōχωρεῖν	happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive	room	2×
chōrariχωρήσειν	will happen · the “to …” formfuture active infinitive	to have room for	1×
chōraraχωρῆσαι	happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive	come	1×
chōrarōtaisχωροῦσαι	happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural feminine	holding	1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	chōramō	chōrame	chōrami	chōrama	chōramē	chōramelē
you 2nd person singular	chōrasō	chōrase	chōrasi	chōrasa	chōrasē	chōraselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	chōratō2×χωρεῖ	chōrate	chōrati	chōrata	chōratē	chōratelē
we 1st person plural	chōranō	chōrane	chōrani	chōrana	chōranē	chōranelē
ye 2nd person plural	chōravō	chōrave	chōravi	chōrava	chōravē	chōravelē
they 3rd person plural	chōralō1×χωροῦσι	chōrale	chōrali	chōrala	chōralē	chōralelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	chōrameiō	chōrameia	chōrameiē
you 2nd person singular	chōraseiō	chōraseia	chōraseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	chōrateiō	chōrateia	chōrateiē
we 1st person plural	chōraneiō	chōraneia	chōraneiē
ye 2nd person plural	chōraveiō	chōraveia	chōraveiē
they 3rd person plural	chōraleiō	chōraleia	chōraleiē

Commands — imperative mood, 2 occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	chōrasōr	chōrasar	chōrasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	chōratōr1×χωρείτω	chōratar	chōratēr
ye 2nd person plural	chōravōr	chōravar1×Χωρήσατε	chōravēr
they 3rd person plural	chōralōr	chōralar	chōralēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	chōramoiō	chōramoia
you 2nd person singular	chōrasoiō	chōrasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	chōratoiō	chōratoia
we 1st person plural	chōranoiō	chōranoia
ye 2nd person plural	chōravoiō	chōravoia
they 3rd person plural	chōraloiō	chōraloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, 4 occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	chōrarō2×χωρεῖν	chōrari1×χωρήσειν	chōrara1×χωρῆσαι	chōrarē

Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	chōrarōtos1×	chōraritos	chōraratos	chōrarētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

chōrstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

chōr 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

chōras — χώρα, region, land, fields chōros — χῶρος, the north-west wind

Where it appears

10 occurrences, every one of them listed

chōratō“goes”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular2×

Matthew 15:17“goes”ouk noavō hoti pantem tem eisporeuerōtem eis tem stomem eis tan koilian chōratō kai eis afedrōnon ekballitō?“Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?

John 8:37“place”oidamē hoti spermem Abraam avō; alla zētavō min apokteinara, hoti tos logos tos ēmos ouk chōratō en vi.I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.

chōralō“accept”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×

Matthew 19:11“accept”tos de legata autoi; Ouk pantois chōralō ton logon houton alla hoi dōitē.“Not everyone can accept this word,” He replied, “but only those to whom it has been given.

chōratōr“accept”happening now · he/she/itpresent active imperative 3rd person singular1×

Matthew 19:12“accept”alō gar eunouchois hotinois ek koiliau mētērau gennila houtōs, kai alō eunouchois hotinois eunouchizila hupo toiu anthrōpoiu, kai alō eunouchois hotinois eunouchizala heautoin dia tan basileian toiu ouranoiu. tos dunerōtos chōrarō chōratōr.For there are eunuchs who were born that way; others were made that way by men; and still others live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”

chōravar“make room”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural1×

2 Corinthians 7:2“make room”Chōravar nin; oudenon adikana, oudenon ftheirana, oudenon pleonektana.Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have exploited no one.

chōrarō“room”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive2×

Matthew 19:12“accept”alō gar eunouchois hotinois ek koiliau mētērau gennila houtōs, kai alō eunouchois hotinois eunouchizila hupo toiu anthrōpoiu, kai alō eunouchois hotinois eunouchizala heautoin dia tan basileian toiu ouranoiu. tos dunerōtos chōrarō chōratōr.For there are eunuchs who were born that way; others were made that way by men; and still others live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”

Mark 2:2“room”kai sunagila pollois hōste mēketi chōrarō mēde teim pros tan thuran, kai lalate autoi ton logon.they gathered in such large numbers that there was no more room, not even outside the door, as Jesus spoke the word to them.

chōrari“to have room for”will happen · the “to …” formfuture active infinitive1×

John 21:25“to have room for”atō de kai alleim polleim heim poiata tos Iēsus, hotineim ean grafiteiō kata henem, oude auton oiemō ton kosmon chōrari teim grafirōteim biblieim.There are many more things that Jesus did. If all of them were written down, I suppose that not even the world itself would have space for the books that would be written.

chōrara“come”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×

2 Peter 3:9“come”ouk bradunatō kurios tau epangeliau, hōs tinois bradutan hēgelō, alla makrothumatō eis vin, mē boulerōtos tinoin apolluera alla pantoin eis metanoian chōrara.The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.

chōrarōtais“holding”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural feminine1×

John 2:6“holding”ale de ekei lithinais hudriais hex kata ton katharismon toiu Ioudaioiu keierōtais, chōrarōtais ana metrētoin duo ē treis.Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.