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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 14 times in 13 verses in the TR Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:6 - “Don’t waste what is holy on people who are unholy.[fn] Don’t throw your pearls to pigs! They will trample the pearls, then turn and attack you.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:30 - There happened to be a large herd of pigs feeding in the distance.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:31 - So the demons begged, “If you cast us out, send us into that herd of pigs.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:32 - “All right, go!” Jesus commanded them. So the demons came out of the men and entered the pigs, and the whole herd plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned in the water.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:11 - There happened to be a large herd of pigs feeding on the hillside nearby.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:12 - “Send us into those pigs,” the spirits begged. “Let us enter them.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:13 - So Jesus gave them permission. The evil spirits came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the entire herd of about 2,000 pigs plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned in the water.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:14 - The herdsmen fled to the nearby town and the surrounding countryside, spreading the news as they ran. People rushed out to see what had happened.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:16 - Then those who had seen what happened told the others about the demon-possessed man and the pigs.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:32 - There happened to be a large herd of pigs feeding on the hillside nearby, and the demons begged him to let them enter into the pigs.
So Jesus gave them permission.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:33 - Then the demons came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the entire herd plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:15 - He persuaded a local farmer to hire him, and the man sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:16 - The young man became so hungry that even the pods he was feeding the pigs looked good to him. But no one gave him anything.
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