verb
chōramō
Strong’sG5562
I make room, go, receive
stem chōr-10 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books8 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
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.;]
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Refs 6th c.BC+; future χωρήσω Refs 8th c.BC+, and in later Prose, as Refs 1st c.BC+; Attic dialect only in Refs 5th c.BC+; elsewhere in Trag. and Attic dialect always in middle form, χωρήσομαι, Refs 5th c.BC+aorist ἐχώρησα, Epic dialect χώρησα, Refs 8th c.BC+: perfect κεχώρηκα Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, future χωρηθήσομαι (συγ-) Refs 2nd c.BC+aorist ἐχωρήθην (συν-) Refs 5th c.BC+perfect κεχώρηται (παρα-) Refs 5th c.BC+: (χῶρος):—make room for another, give way, withdraw, ἐχώρησαν πάλιν αὖτις Refs 8th c.BC+; γαῖα ἔνερθε χώρησεν the earth gave way from beneath, i. e. opened, Refs; χ. πρύμναν, ={κρούεσθαι πρύμναν}, put back, retire, Refs 5th c.BC+begone! Refs 5th c.BC+—The uncom pounded word does not occur in Refs 8th c.BC+ and only future and aorist in Refs 8th c.BC+ —Construction:
1 with genitive of things vel loci, χώρησεν τυτθὺν ἐπάλξιος Refs 8th c.BC+
2 with dative person, give way to one, make way for him, retire before him, οὐδ᾽ ἂν Ἀχιλλῆϊ χωρήσειεν Refs 8th c.BC+
II after Refs 8th c.BC+, go forward, advance, τὸ πῦρ.. πρόσω κεχώρηκεν Refs; simply, go or come, Refs 5th c.BC+; go on one's journey, travel, Refs 5th c.BC+; χ. πρὸς ἔργον come to action, Refs 5th c.BC+; χ. πρὸς ἧπαρ go to one's heart, Refs 5th c.BC+; χωρῶν ἀπείλει νῦν go and threaten, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ τοξεύματα ἐχώρει διὰ τῶν ἀσπίδων, of weapons, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ ὕδωρ κατὰ τὰς τάφρους ἐχώρει it went off by.., Refs 5th c.BC+; χώρει κάτω go downwards, i.e. beginning from the upper parts of the body, Refs 5th c.BC+; χ. κύκλῳ [ὁ ποταυός] Refs 5th c.BC+; ὁμόσε χ. τισί to join battle, Refs 5th c.BC+ the night was passing, near an end, Refs 4th c.BC+wander about, Refs 5th c.BC+; also of the menses, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.b to be in motion or flux, πάντα χωρεῖ Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 go forward, make progress, τοὔργον οὐ χωρεῖ πρόσω Refs 5th c.BC+; χωρεῖ.. τὸ πρᾶγμαRefs
II.3 come to an issue, turn out in a certain manner, παρὰ σμικρὰ.. κεχώρηκε have come to little, of the event of oracles, Refs 5th c.BC+; κακῶς χ. turn out ill, Refs 5th c.BC+: frequently absolutely, advance, succeed, NT+5th c.BC+; also, to be possible, οὐ γάρ οἱ χωρεῖ περιβαλεῖν κτλ. Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.4 to be spread abroad, ἡ φάτις κεχώρηκε a report spread, Refs 5th c.BC+; διὰ πάντων οὕτως ἐχώρει τίς ἕψετα;” Refs 5th c.BC+; ὄνομα δόξῃ διὰ πάντων ἀνθρώπων κεχωρηκός a name spread abroad, Refs
II.5 of money, to be spent, τὰς μὲν δαπάνας χωρεῖν ἐντελεῖς ἐκ τῶν οἴκων, τὰ δὲ ἔργα μὴ τελείσθαι λυσιτελούντως πρὸς τὴν δαπάνην Refs 5th c.BC+
III transitive, have room for a thing, hold, contain, frequently of measures, κρητὴρ χωρέων ἀμφορέας ἑξακοσίους LXX+5th c.BC+; χωρήσατε ἡμᾶς take us into your hearis! NTfind room for.., NT; to be capable of, τὸ Κάτωνος φρόνημα Refs 1st c.AD+: with infinitive, to be capable of doing, οὐ χωρεῖ μεγάλην διδαχὴν ἀδίδακτος ἀκούειν (variant for{ἀκουή}) Refs 1st c.AD+
III.2 impersonal, ὅταν μηκέτι χωρῇ αὐταῖς ἐργαζομέναις [ταῖς μελίτταις] when there is no more room for them, Refs 4th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| 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× |
| chōrarōntaisχωροῦσαι | 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 | chōrarōntos1× | chōrarintos | chōrarantos | chōrarēntos |
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
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
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
10 occurrences, every one of them listed
chōratō“goes”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 15:17… eis tem stomem eis tan koilian chōratō kai eis afedrōnon ekbalotō?… realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is …
John 8:37… hoti tos logos tos ēmos ouk chōratō en vi.… Me because My word has no place within you.
chōralō“accept”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 19:11tos de legata autoi; Ouk pantois chōralō ton logon houton alla hoi dōotē.“Not everyone can accept this word,” He replied, “but only …
chōratōr“accept”happening now · he/she/itpresent active imperative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 19:12… basileian toiu ouranoiu. tos dunorōntos chōrarō chōratōr.… one who can accept this should accept it.”
chōravar“make room”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural1×
2 Corinthians 7:2Chōravar nin; oudenon adikana, oudenon ftherana, oudenon …Make room for us in your hearts. We …
chōrarō“room”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive2×
Matthew 19:12… tan basileian toiu ouranoiu. tos dunorōntos chōrarō chōratōr.… of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”
Mark 2:2kai sunagila pollois hōste mēketi chōrarō mēde teim pros tan thuran, kai …… numbers that there was no more room, not even outside the door, as …
chōrari“to have room for”will happen · the “to …” formfuture active infinitive1×
John 21:25“to have room for”… henem, oude auton oiomō ton kosmon chōrari teim graforōnteim biblieim.… 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… tinoin apolera alla pantoin eis metanoian chōrara.… anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.
chōrarōntais“holding”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural feminine1×
John 2:6“holding”… kata ton katharismon toiu Ioudaioiu keiorōntais, chōrarōntais ana metrētoin duo ē treis.… had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold …