preposition
chōris
Strong’sG5565
apart from, without
stem chōri-42 times in the New Testamentin 13 of 27 booksnever changes form
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
χωρίς can function as an adverb meaning separately, apart — describing things kept apart or set apart from one another 123.
More often it functions as a preposition governing the genitive, meaning without, apart from — indicating the absence of a person, thing, or condition, and treated as practically equivalent to the Greek word ἄνευ 134. Strong's likewise glosses it as "without" or "by itself" 2.
It can also carry the sense besides, in addition to something already mentioned 12.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
χωρίς
adv.,G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5565 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkho-rece'
at a space, i.e. separately or apart from (often as preposition)
Fromadverb from G5561;
King Jamesbeside, by itself, without.
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
adverb, also χωρί, which see: (see. χῆρος):— separately, apart, once in Refs 8th c.BC+; χίλια τάλαντα.. χ. θέσθαι set them apart, in reserve, Refs 5th c.BC+; χ. οἰκεῖν live apart, have an independent establishment, Refs 4th c.BC+; χ. γενόμενοι being separated, Refs 5th c.BC+; μή με χ. αἰτιῶ without evidence, Refs 5th c.BC+; χ. ποιῆσαι distinguish, Refs 5th c.BC+; χ. βλέπειν look two ways, squint, Refs 4th c.BC+; opposed to κοινῇ, Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to κοινόν, Refs 5th c.BC+; χ. δέ.. and separately, and besides, Refs 5th c.BC+; separately, Refs 5th c.BC+; λέγειν χ. περὶ ἑκάστου Legal cited in Refs 4th c.BC+; περὶ τὸ ἓν καὶ χ. about the one and without [the one] Refs 4th c.BC+; otherwise, χ. δὲ μηδαμῶς Refs 5th c.BC+; χ. ἢ ὁκόσοι except so many as.., Refs 5th c.BC+; also χ. εἰ μή (condemned by Ps.-Refs 1st c.AD+
2 metaphorically, of different nature, kind, or quality, Refs 7th c.BC+
II as preposition with genitive, without, Refs 4th c.BC+; without the help or will of, χ. Ζηνός Refs 5th c.BC+: after its case, πόνου χ. Refs
II.2 separate from, apart from, χ. ἀθανάτων Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 independently of, without reckoning, Refs 5th c.BC+; χ. δὲ τῆς δόξης οὐδὲ δίκαιόν μοι δοκεῖ.. Refs 5th c.BC+
II.4 differently from, otherwise than, χ. μυρηρῶν τευχέων πνέων Refs 5th 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.
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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.
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.
42 occurrences, every one of them listed
chōris42×
Matthew 13:34… Iēsus en parabolai toi ochloi, kai chōris parabolau oudenem lalate autoi;… He did not tell them anything without using a parable.
Matthew 14:21… de esthiarōntois ale androis hōsei pentakischilioi chōris gunaikaiu kai paidieiu.About five thousand men were fed, besides women and children.
Matthew 15:38tois de esthiarōntois ale tetrakischilioi androis chōris gunaikaiu kai paidieiu.… of four thousand men were fed, besides women and children.
Mark 4:34chōris de parabolau ouk lalate autoi, kata …He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He …
Luke 6:49… anthrōpo oikodomaranto oikian epi tan gēan chōris themeliou, ha prosrēgata tos potamos, kai …… who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against …
John 1:3panteim dia autou geneta, kai chōris autou geneta oude henem. hem genatē… Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has …
John 15:5… auto houtos feratō karpon pollon, hoti chōris mu ouk dunovō poiarō oudenem.… him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.
Romans 3:21Nuni de chōris nomou dikaiosunas theou fanerotē, marturorōntas hupo …But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God …
Romans 3:28logizonō gar dikaiorō pistia anthrōpon chōris ergeiu nomou.… a man is justified by faith apart from works of the law.
Romans 4:6… anthrōpou ho tos theos logizotō dikaiosunan chōris ergeiu;… man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
Romans 7:8… entolau katergazeta en mi pantan epithumian, chōris gar nomou hamartas nekras.… every kind of covetous desire. For apart from the law, sin is dead.
Romans 7:9mis de zōame chōris nomou pote; ercharantau de tau entolau …Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment …
Romans 10:14… hou ouk akouala? pōs de akoualeia chōris kērussarōntou?… heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach?
1 Corinthians 4:8Ēdē korennuorēntois avō, ēdē ploutava, chōris nu basilava; kai ofelon ge basilava, …… want. Already you have become rich. Without us, you have become kings. How …
1 Corinthians 11:11plēn oute gunaikas chōris androu oute andros chōris gunaikau en …… the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent …
1 Corinthians 11:11… oute gunaikas chōris androu oute andros chōris gunaikau en kurio;… independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.
2 Corinthians 11:28“besides”chōris teiu parektos tas epistasias mi tas …Apart from these external trials, I face daily the pressure of my …
2 Corinthians 12:3… toiouton anthrōpon eite en sōme eite chōris teu sōmeu ouk oidamē, tos theos …… man— whether in the body or out of it I do not know, but …
Ephesians 2:12hoti ave to kairo ekeino chōris Christou, apallotriorēntois tau politeiau tou Israēl …… to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the …
Philippians 2:14Panteim poiavōr chōris gongusmoiu kai dialogismoiu,Do everything without complaining or arguing,
1 Timothy 2:8… en panto topo, epararōntoin hosiain cheirain chōris orgau kai dialogismou.… to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.
1 Timothy 5:21… toiu eklektoiu angeloiu, hina houteim fulassaseia chōris prokrimeu, mēdenem poiarōntos kata prosklisian.… elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out …
Philemon 1:14chōris de tau sau gnōmau oudenem thelama …… did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your goodness …
Hebrews 2:9“apart from”… thanatou doxa kai tima stefanorēnton, hopōs chōris theou huper pantou geueteia thanatou.… angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.
Hebrews 4:15… peirazorēnton de kata panteim kata homoiotan chōris hamartau.… way that we are, yet was without sin.
Hebrews 7:7“beyond”chōris de pantau antilogiau tem elassōnem hupo …And indisputably, the lesser is blessed by the greater.
Hebrews 7:20Kai kata hosem ouk chōris horkōmosiau tois men gar chōris horkōmosiau …And none of this happened without an oath. For others became priests …
Hebrews 7:20… ouk chōris horkōmosiau tois men gar chōris horkōmosiau alō hierevois genarēntois,… an oath. For others became priests without an oath,
Hebrews 9:7… tou eniautou monos tos archierevos, ouk chōris haimeu, hem prosferatō huper heautou kai …… only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself …
Hebrews 9:18hothen oude tas prōtas chōris haimeu enkainizotē;… covenant was not put into effect without blood.
Hebrews 9:22… panteim katharizotō kata ton nomon, kai chōris haimatekchusiau ouk genotō afesias.… must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is …
Hebrews 9:28… tem polloiu anaferara hamartain, ek deuterou chōris hamartau horiti toi auton apekdechorōntoi eis …… He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring …
Hebrews 10:28athetarantos tinos nomon Mōusou chōris oiktirmoiu epi duo ē treis marturoi …… rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two …
Hebrews 11:6chōris de pistiau adunatem euarestara, pisteuara gar …And without faith it is impossible to please …
Hebrews 11:40“apart from”… nu kreittonem tinem probleperantou, hina mē chōris nu teleiileia.… had planned something better for us, so that together with us they would be made perfect.
Hebrews 12:8“without”ei de chōris avō paideiau hau metochois genalē pantois, …If you do not experience discipline like everyone …
Hebrews 12:14… meta pantoiu, kai ton hagiasmon, hou chōris oudenos horeti ton kurion,… with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the …
James 2:18… echamō. deikasar mi tan pistian su chōris teiu ergeiu, kamis si deikami ek …… have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you …
James 2:20… ō anthrōpor kenor, hoti tas pistias chōris teiu ergeiu argas atō?… do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?
James 2:26hōsper gar tem sōmem chōris pneumeu nekrem atō, houtōs kai tas …As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith …
James 2:26… nekrem atō, houtōs kai tas pistias chōris ergeiu nekras atō.… the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
John 20:7“by itself”… ouk meta teiu othonieiu keiorōntem alla chōris entulissorēntem eis henon topon;… rolled up, lying separate from the linen cloths.