Help QuickNav Adv. Options
MGNT

MGNT

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's G5561 - chōra

Choose a new font size and typeface
χώρα
Transliteration
chōra (Key)
Pronunciation
kho'-rah
Listen
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a derivative of the base of χάσμα (G5490) through the idea of empty expanse
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

Strong’s Definitions

χώρα chṓra, kho'-rah; feminine of a derivative of the base of G5490 through the idea of empty expanse; room, i.e. a space of territory (more or less extensive; often including its inhabitants):—coast, county, fields, ground, land, region. Compare G5117.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x

The KJV translates Strong's G5561 in the following manner: country (15x), region (5x), land (3x), field (2x), ground (1x), coast (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x
The KJV translates Strong's G5561 in the following manner: country (15x), region (5x), land (3x), field (2x), ground (1x), coast (1x).

  1. the space lying between two places or limits

  2. a region or country i.e. a tract of land

    1. the (rural) region surrounding a city or village, the country

    2. the region with towns and villages which surround a metropolis

  3. land which is ploughed or cultivated, ground

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
χώρα chṓra, kho'-rah; feminine of a derivative of the base of G5490 through the idea of empty expanse; room, i.e. a space of territory (more or less extensive; often including its inhabitants):—coast, county, fields, ground, land, region. Compare G5117.
STRONGS G5561:
χώρα, χώρας, ἡ (ΧΑΩ (cf. Curtius, § 179), to lie open, be ready to receive), from Homer down, the Sept. for אֶרֶץ, מְדִינָה 'a province';
1. properly, the space lying between two places or limits.
2. a region or country; i. e. a tract of land: ἡ χώρα ἐγγύς τῆς ἐρήμου, John 11:54; (in an elliptical phrase, ἡ ἀστραπή (ἡ) ἀστράπτουσα ἐκ τῆς ὑπό τόν οὐρανόν εἰς τήν ὑπ' οὐρανόν λάμπει, A. V. part... part, Luke 17:24 (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 64, 5); on the ellipsis of χώρα in other phrases (ἐξ ἀναντιας, ἐν δεξιά, etc.), see Winers Grammar, the passage cited; Buttmann, 82 (72)); land as opposed to the sea, Acts 27:27; land as inhabited, a province or country, Mark 5:10; (Mark 6:55 L marginal reading T Tr WH); Luke 15:13-15; Luke 19:12; Acts 13:49; with a genitive of the name of the region added: Τραχωνίτιδος, Luke 3:1; τῆς Ἰουδαίας, Acts 26:20; ((or an equivalent adjective)) Γαλατικη, Acts 16:6; Acts 18:23; τῶν Ἰουδαίων, Acts 10:39; plural τῆς Ἰουδαίας καί Σαμαρείας (A. V. regions), Acts 8:1; ἐν χώρα καί σκιά θανάτου, in a region of densest darkness (see σκιά, a), Matthew 4:16; τίνος, the country of one, Matthew 2:12; χώρα for its inhabitants, Mark 1:5; Acts 12:20; the (rural) region environing a city or village, the country, Luke 2:8; Γεργεσηνῶν, Γερασηνῶν, Γαδαρηνῶν, Matthew 8:28; Mark 5:1; Luke 8:26; the region with towns and villages which surrounds the metropolis, John 11:55.
3. land which is plowed or cultivated, ground: Luke 12:16; plural, Luke 21:21 (R. V. country); John 4:35 (A. V. fields); James 5:4 (A. V. fields). (Synonym: see τόπος, at the end.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
2:12; 4:16; 8:28
Mark
1:5; 5:1; 5:10; 6:55
Luke
2:8; 3:1; 8:26; 12:16; 15:13; 15:14; 15:15; 17:24; 19:12; 21:21
John
4:35; 11:54; 11:55
Acts
8:1; 10:39; 12:20; 13:49; 16:6; 18:23; 26:20; 27:27
James
5:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5561 matches the Greek χώρα (chōra),
which occurs 27 times in 27 verses in the TR Greek.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:12 - καὶ χρηματισθέντες κατ᾽ ὄναρ μὴ ἀνακάμψαι πρὸς Ἡρῴδην δι᾽ ἄλλης ὁδοῦ ἀνεχώρησαν εἰς τὴν χώραν G5561 αὐτῶν

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:16 - ὁ λαὸς ὁ καθήμενος ἐν σκότει φῶς εἶδεν μέγα καὶ τοῖς καθημένοις ἐν χώρᾳ G5561 καὶ σκιᾷ θανάτου φῶς ἀνέτειλεν αὐτοῖς

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:28 - καὶ ἐλθόντος αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸ πέραν εἰς τὴν χώραν G5561 τῶν Γαδαρηνῶν ὑπήντησαν αὐτῷ δύο δαιμονιζόμενοι ἐκ τῶν μνημείων ἐξερχόμενοι χαλεποὶ λίαν ὥστε μὴ ἰσχύειν τινὰ παρελθεῖν διὰ τῆς ὁδοῦ ἐκείνης

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:5 - καὶ ἐξεπορεύετο πρὸς αὐτὸν πᾶσα ἡ Ἰουδαία χώρα G5561 καὶ οἱ Ἱεροσολυμῖται πάντες καὶ ἐβαπτίζοντο ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ Ἰορδάνῃ ποταμῷ ἐξομολογούμενοι τὰς ἁμαρτίας αὐτῶν

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:1 - καὶ ἦλθον εἰς τὸ πέραν τῆς θαλάσσης εἰς τὴν χώραν G5561 τῶν Γερασηνῶν

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:10 - καὶ παρεκάλει αὐτὸν πολλὰ ἵνα μὴ αὐτὰ ἀποστείλῃ ἔξω τῆς χώρας G5561

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:8 - καὶ ποιμένες ἦσαν ἐν τῇ χώρᾳ G5561 τῇ αὐτῇ ἀγραυλοῦντες καὶ φυλάσσοντες φυλακὰς τῆς νυκτὸς ἐπὶ τὴν ποίμνην αὐτῶν

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:1 - ἐν ἔτει δὲ πεντεκαιδεκάτῳ τῆς ἡγεμονίας Τιβερίου Καίσαρος ἡγεμονεύοντος Ποντίου Πιλάτου τῆς Ἰουδαίας καὶ τετρααρχοῦντος τῆς Γαλιλαίας Ἡρῴδου Φιλίππου δὲ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ τετρααρχοῦντος τῆς Ἰτουραίας καὶ Τραχωνίτιδος χώρας G5561 καὶ Λυσανίου τῆς Ἀβιληνῆς τετρααρχοῦντος

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:26 - καὶ κατέπλευσαν εἰς τὴν χώραν G5561 τῶν Γερασηνῶν ἥτις ἐστὶν ἀντιπέρα τῆς Γαλιλαίας

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:16 - εἶπεν δὲ παραβολὴν πρὸς αὐτοὺς λέγων ἀνθρώπου τινὸς πλουσίου εὐφόρησεν ἡ χώρα G5561

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:13 - καὶ μετ᾽ οὐ πολλὰς ἡμέρας συναγαγὼν πάντα ὁ νεώτερος υἱὸς ἀπεδήμησεν εἰς χώραν G5561 μακράν καὶ ἐκεῖ διεσκόρπισεν τὴν οὐσίαν αὐτοῦ ζῶν ἀσώτως

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:14 - δαπανήσαντος δὲ αὐτοῦ πάντα ἐγένετο λιμὸς ἰσχυρὰ κατὰ τὴν χώραν G5561 ἐκείνην καὶ αὐτὸς ἤρξατο ὑστερεῖσθαι

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:15 - καὶ πορευθεὶς ἐκολλήθη ἑνὶ τῶν πολιτῶν τῆς χώρας G5561 ἐκείνης καὶ ἔπεμψεν αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς ἀγροὺς αὐτοῦ βόσκειν χοίρους

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:12 - εἶπεν οὖν ἄνθρωπός τις εὐγενὴς ἐπορεύθη εἰς χώραν G5561 μακρὰν λαβεῖν ἑαυτῷ βασιλείαν καὶ ὑποστρέψαι

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:21 - τότε οἱ ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ φευγέτωσαν εἰς τὰ ὄρη καὶ οἱ ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῆς ἐκχωρείτωσαν καὶ οἱ ἐν ταῖς χώραις G5561 μὴ εἰσερχέσθωσαν εἰς αὐτήν

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:35 - οὐχ ὑμεῖς λέγετε ὅτι ἔτι τετράμηνός ἐστιν καὶ ὁ θερισμὸς ἔρχεται ἰδοὺ λέγω ὑμῖν ἐπάρατε τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς ὑμῶν καὶ θεάσασθε τὰς χώρας G5561 ὅτι λευκαί εἰσιν πρὸς θερισμόν

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:54

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:54 - ὁ οὖν Ἰησοῦς οὐκέτι παρρησίᾳ περιεπάτει ἐν τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις ἀλλὰ ἀπῆλθεν ἐκεῖθεν εἰς τὴν χώραν G5561 ἐγγὺς τῆς ἐρήμου εἰς Ἐφραὶμ λεγομένην πόλιν κἀκεῖ ἔμεινεν μετὰ τῶν μαθητῶν

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:55

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:55 - ἦν δὲ ἐγγὺς τὸ πάσχα τῶν Ἰουδαίων καὶ ἀνέβησαν πολλοὶ εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα ἐκ τῆς χώρας G5561 πρὸ τοῦ πάσχα ἵνα ἁγνίσωσιν ἑαυτούς

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:1 - Σαῦλος δὲ ἦν συνευδοκῶν τῇ ἀναιρέσει αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ διωγμὸς μέγας ἐπὶ τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τὴν ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις πάντες δὲ διεσπάρησαν κατὰ τὰς χώρας G5561 τῆς Ἰουδαίας καὶ Σαμαρείας πλὴν τῶν ἀποστόλων

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:39

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:39 - καὶ ἡμεῖς μάρτυρες πάντων ὧν ἐποίησεν ἔν τε τῇ χώρᾳ G5561 τῶν Ἰουδαίων καὶ ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ ὃν καὶ ἀνεῖλαν κρεμάσαντες ἐπὶ ξύλου

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:20 - ἦν δὲ θυμομαχῶν Τυρίοις καὶ Σιδωνίοις ὁμοθυμαδὸν δὲ παρῆσαν πρὸς αὐτόν καὶ πείσαντες Βλάστον τὸν ἐπὶ τοῦ κοιτῶνος τοῦ βασιλέως ᾐτοῦντο εἰρήνην διὰ τὸ τρέφεσθαι αὐτῶν τὴν χώραν G5561 ἀπὸ τῆς βασιλικῆς

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:49

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:49 - διεφέρετο δὲ ὁ λόγος τοῦ κυρίου δι᾽ ὅλης τῆς χώρας G5561

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:6 - διῆλθον δὲ τὴν Φρυγίαν καὶ Γαλατικὴν χώραν G5561 κωλυθέντες ὑπὸ τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος λαλῆσαι τὸν λόγον ἐν τῇ Ἀσίᾳ

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:23 - καὶ ποιήσας χρόνον τινὰ ἐξῆλθεν διερχόμενος καθεξῆς τὴν Γαλατικὴν χώραν G5561 καὶ Φρυγίαν ἐπιστηρίζων πάντας τοὺς μαθητάς

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:20 - ἀλλὰ τοῖς ἐν Δαμασκῷ πρῶτόν τε καὶ Ἱεροσολύμοις πᾶσάν τε τὴν χώραν G5561 τῆς Ἰουδαίας καὶ τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ἀπήγγελλον μετανοεῖν καὶ ἐπιστρέφειν ἐπὶ τὸν θεόν ἄξια τῆς μετανοίας ἔργα πράσσοντας

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:27 - ὡς δὲ τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτη νὺξ ἐγένετο διαφερομένων ἡμῶν ἐν τῷ Ἀδρίᾳ κατὰ μέσον τῆς νυκτὸς ὑπενόουν οἱ ναῦται προσάγειν τινὰ αὐτοῖς χώραν G5561

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:4 - ἰδοὺ ὁ μισθὸς τῶν ἐργατῶν τῶν ἀμησάντων τὰς χώρας G5561 ὑμῶν ὁ ἀπεστερημένος ἀφ᾽ ὑμῶν κράζει καὶ αἱ βοαὶ τῶν θερισάντων εἰς τὰ ὦτα κυρίου Σαβαὼθ εἰσεληλύθασιν
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
MGNT
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
MGNT
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan