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Lexicon :: Strong's G5519 - choiros

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χοῖρος
Transliteration
choiros (Key)
Pronunciation
khoy'-ros
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
mGNT
12x in 3 unique form(s)
TR
14x in 3 unique form(s)
LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

χοῖρος choîros, khoy'-ros; of uncertain derivation; a hog:—swine.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's G5519 in the following manner: swine (14x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's G5519 in the following manner: swine (14x).
  1. a swine

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
χοῖρος choîros, khoy'-ros; of uncertain derivation; a hog:—swine.
STRONGS G5519:
χοῖρος, χοιρου, , from Homer down, a swine: plural, Matthew 7:6; Matthew 8:30,(31),32; Mark 5:11-13, 14 Rec.,(16); Luke 8:32; Luke 15:15f. (Not found in the O. T.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
7:6; 8:30
Mark
5:11; 5:12; 5:13; 5:14
Luke
8:32; 15:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5519 matches the Greek χοῖρος (choiros),
which occurs 12 times in 12 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:6 - “Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:30 - Now a herd of many pigs was feeding at some distance from them.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:31 - And the demons begged him, saying, “If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of pigs.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:32 - And he said to them, “Go.” So they came out and went into the pigs, and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the waters.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:11 - Now a great herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside,
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:12 - and they begged him, saying, “Send us to the pigs; let us enter them.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:13 - So he gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the sea.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:16 - And those who had seen it described to them what had happened to the demon-possessed man and to the pigs.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:32 - Now a large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside, and they begged him to let them enter these. So he gave them permission.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:33 - Then the demons came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:15 - So he went and hired himself out to[fn] one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:16 - And he was longing to be fed with the pods that the pigs ate, and no one gave him anything.
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