adjective

perichōras

Greekπερίχωρος (perichōros)

Strong’sG4066

neighboring

stem perichōr-9 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

surrounding region5×surrounding country2×district around1×region around1×

What it means

περί-χωρος, -ον,

[in LXX: chiefly (ἡ π.) for כִּכָּר;]

round about, neighbouring (Dem., Plut., al.). In LXX and NT, as subst., ἡ π. (sc. γῆ), the region round about: Mt 14:35, Mk 1:28, Lk 4:14, 37 7:17 8:37, Ac 14:6; ἡ π. τοῦ Ἰορδάνου, Lk 3:3; by meton. for the people of the same region, Mt 3:5.†

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

Strong’s G4066 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidper-ikh'-o-ros

around the region, i.e. circumjacent (as noun, with G1093 implied vicinity)

Fromfrom G4012 and G5561;

King Jamescountry (round) about, region (that lieth) round about.

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	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	perichōros	perichōras1×περίχωρος	perichōrem	perichōrois	perichōrais	perichōreim
object accusative	perichōron	perichōran4×περίχωρον		perichōroin	perichōrain
direct address vocative	perichōror	perichōrar		perichōroir	perichōrair
of, belonging to genitive	perichōrou	perichōrau3×περιχώρου	perichōreu	perichōroiu	perichōraiu	perichōreiu
to, for dative	perichōro	perichōra1×περιχώρῳ	perichōre	perichōroi	perichōrai	perichōrei

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

perichōrstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

perichōr 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

Where it appears

9 occurrences, every one of them listed

perichōras“district around”subjectnominative singular1×

Matthew 3:5“district around”tote ekporeuete pros auton Hierosolumeim kai pantas tas Ioudaias kai pantas tas perichōras tou Iordanou,People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region around the Jordan.

perichōran“surrounding region”objectaccusative singular4×

Matthew 14:35“surrounding region”kai epignōskaratois auton tois anērois tou topou ekeinou apostelala eis holan tan perichōran ekeinan, kai prosferala auto pantoin toin kakōs echarōtoin,And when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding region. People brought all the sick to Him

Mark 1:28“surrounding region”kai exerchata tas akoas autou euthuos pantachou eis holan tan perichōran tau Galilaiau.And the news about Jesus spread quickly through the whole region of Galilee.

Luke 3:3“region around”kai erchata eis pantan perichōran tou Iordanou kērussarōtos baptismem metanoiau eis afesian hamartaiu,He went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,

Acts 14:6“surrounding country”sunoraratois katafeugala eis tain politain tau Lukaoniau Lustran kai Derban kai tan perichōran,they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding region,

perichōrau“surrounding region”of, belonging togenitive singular3×

Luke 4:14“surrounding region”Kai hupostrefata tos Iēsus en ta dunamia teu pneumeu eis tan Galilaian. kai fēmas exerchata kata holau tau perichōrau peri autou.Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region.

Luke 4:37“surrounding region”kai ekporeuete ēchos peri autou eis panton topon tau perichōrau.And the news about Jesus spread throughout the surrounding region.

Luke 8:37“surrounding region”kai erōtata auton hapantem tem plēthem tau perichōrau toiu Gerasēnoiu aperchara apo autoiu, hoti fobo mego sunechile; autos de embainaratos eis ploiem hupostrefata.Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.

perichōra“surrounding country”to, fordative singular1×

Luke 7:17“surrounding country”kai exerchata tos logos houtos en hola ta Ioudaia peri autou kai panta ta perichōra.And the news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and all the surrounding region.