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Lexicon :: Strong's G5561 - chōra

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χώρα
Transliteration
chōra (Key)
Pronunciation
kho'-rah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a derivative of the base of χάσμα (G5490) through the idea of empty expanse
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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.
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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:12 - ثُمَّ أُوْحِيَ إِلَيْهِمْ فِي حُلْمٍ أَلّا يَرْجِعُوا إِلَى هِيرُودُسَ، فَانْصَرَفُوا إِلَى بِلادِهِمْ فِي طَرِيقٍ أُخْرَى.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:16 - الشَّعْبُ الْجَالِسُ فِي الظُّلْمَةِ، أَبْصَرَ نُوراً عَظِيماً، وَالْجَالِسُونَ فِي أَرْضِ الْمَوْتِ وَظِلالِهِ، أَشْرَقَ عَلَيْهِمْ نُورٌ!»

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:28 - وَلَمَّا وَصَلَ يَسُوعُ إِلَى الضَّفَّةِ الْمُقَابِلَةِ، فِي بَلْدَةِ الْجَدَرِيِّينَ، لاقَاهُ رَجُلانِ تَسْكُنُهُمَا الشَّيَاطِينُ، كَانَا خَارِجَيْنِ مِنْ بَيْنِ الْقُبُورِ، وَهُمَا شَرِسَانِ جِدّاً حَتَّى لَمْ يَكُنْ أَحَدٌ يَجْرُؤُ عَلَى الْمُرُورِ مِنْ تِلْكَ الطَّرِيقِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:5 - وَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِ أَهْلُ مِنْطَقَةِ الْيَهُودِيَّةِ وَأَهْلُ أُورُشَلِيمَ جَمِيعاً، فَكَانُوا يَتَعَمَّدُونَ عَلَى يَدِهِ فِي نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ مُعْتَرِفِينَ بِخَطَايَاهُمْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:1 - ثُمَّ وَصَلُوا إِلَى الضَّفَّةِ الْمُقَابِلَةِ مِنَ الْبُحَيْرَةِ، إِلَى بَلْدَةِ الْجِرَاسِيِّينَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:10 - وَتَوَسَّلَ إِلَيْهِ بِإِلْحَاحٍ أَلّا يَطْرُدَ الأَرْوَاحَ النَّجِسَةَ إِلَى خَارِجِ تِلْكَ الْمِنْطَقَةِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:8 - وَكَانَ فِي تِلْكَ الْمِنْطَقَةِ رُعَاةٌ يَبِيتُونَ فِي الْعَرَاءِ، يَتَنَاوَبُونَ حِرَاسَةَ قَطِيعِهِمْ فِي اللَّيْلِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:1 - وَفِي السَّنَةِ الْخَامِسَةِ عَشْرَةَ مِنْ مُلْكِ الْقَيْصَرِ طِيبَارِيُوسَ؛ حِينَ كَانَ بِيلاطُسُ الْبُنْطِيُّ حَاكِماً عَلَى مِنْطَقَةِ الْيَهُودِيَّةِ، وَهِيرُودُسُ حَاكِمَ رُبْعٍ عَلَى الْجَلِيلِ وَأَخُوهُ فِيلِبُّسُ حَاكِمَ رُبْعٍ عَلَى إِيطُورِيَّةَ وَإِقْلِيمِ تَرَاخُونِيتِسَ، وَلِيسَانِيُوسُ حَاكِمَ رُبْعٍ عَلَى الأَبِلِيَّةِ؛

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:26 - وَوَصَلُوا إِلَى بَلْدَةِ الْجِرَاسِيِّينَ، وَهِيَ تَقَعُ مُقَابِلَ الْجَلِيلِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:16 - وَضَرَبَ لَهُمْ مَثَلاً، قَالَ «إِنْسَانٌ غَنِيٌّ أَنْتَجَتْ لَهُ أَرْضُهُ مَحَاصِيلَ وَافِرَةً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:13 - وَبَعْدَ بِضْعَةِ أَيَّامٍ، جَمَعَ الاِبْنُ الأَصْغَرُ كُلَّ مَا عِنْدَهُ، وَمَضَى إِلَى بَلَدٍ بَعِيدٍ. وَهُنَالِكَ بَذَّرَ حِصَّتَهُ مِنَ الْمَالِ فِي عِيشَةِ الْخَلاعَةِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:14 - وَلكِنْ لَمَّا أَنْفَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ، اجْتَاحَتْ ذلِكَ الْبَلَدَ مَجَاعَةٌ قَاسِيَةٌ، فَأَخَذَ يَشْعُرُ بِالْحَاجَةِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:15 - فَذَهَبَ وَالْتَحَقَ بِوَاحِدٍ مِنْ مُوَاطِنِي ذلِكَ الْبَلَدِ، فَأَرْسَلَهُ إِلَى حُقُولِهِ لِيَرْعَى خَنَازِيرَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:12 - فَقَالَ: «ذَهَبَ إِنْسَانٌ نَبِيلٌ إِلَى بَلَدٍ بَعِيدٍ لِيَتَسَلَّمَ لَهُ مُلْكاً ثُمَّ يَعُودُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:21 - عِنْدَئِذٍ، لِيَهْرُبِ الَّذِينَ فِي مِنْطَقَةِ الْيَهُودِيَّةِ إِلَى الْجِبَالِ، وَلْيَرْحَلْ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ مَنْ هُمْ فِيهَا، وَلا يَدْخُلْهَا مَنْ هُمْ فِي الأَرْيَافِ:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:35 - أَمَا تَقُولُونَ: بَعْدَ أَرْبَعَةِ أَشْهُرٍ يَأْتِي الْحَصَادُ! وَلكِنِّي أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: انْظُرُوا مَلِيًّا إِلَى الْحُقُولِ، فَهِيَ قَدْ نَضَجَتْ وَحَانَ حَصَادُهَا.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:54

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:54 - فَلَمْ يَعُدْ يَتَجَوَّلُ بَيْنَهُمْ جَهَاراً، بَلْ ذَهَبَ إِلَى مَدِينَةٍ اسْمُهَا أَفْرَايِمُ، تَقَعُ فِي بُقْعَةٍ قَرِيبَةٍ مِنَ الْبَرِّيَّةِ، حَيْثُ أَقَامَ مَعَ تَلامِيذِهِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:55

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:55 - وَكَانَ عِيدُ الْفِصْحِ الْيَهُودِيُّ قَدِ اقْتَرَبَ، فَتَوَافَدَ كَثِيرُونَ مِنَ الْقُرَى إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ لِيَقُومُوا بِطُقُوسِ التَّطَهُّرِ السَّابِقَةِ لِلْعِيدِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:1 - وَكَانَ شَاوُلُ مُوَافِقاً عَلَى قَتْلِ اسْتِفَانُوسَ. وَفِي ذلِكَ الْيَوْمِ وَقَعَ اضْطِهَادٌ شَدِيدٌ عَلَى الْكَنِيسَةِ الَّتِي فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ. فَتَشَتَّتَ الإِخْوَةُ جَمِيعاً فِي نَوَاحِي الْيَهُودِيَّةِ وَالسَّامِرَةِ، وَلَمْ يَبْقَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ إِلّا الرُّسُلُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:39

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:39 - وَنَحْنُ شُهُودٌ عَلَى كُلِّ مَا قَامَ بِهِ فِي بِلادِ الْيَهُودِ وَفِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَقَدْ قَتَلُوهُ حَقّاً، مُعَلَّقاً عَلَى خَشَبَةٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:20 - وَكَانَ نَاقِماً عَلَى أَهْلِ صُورَ وَصَيْدَا. فَاتَّفَقُوا وَأَرْسَلُوا وَفْداً مِنْهُمْ يَسْتَعْطِفُونَ بَلاسْتُسَ حَاجِبَ الْمَلِكِ طَالِبِينَ الأَمَانَ، لأَنَّ مِنْطَقَتَهُمْ كَانَتْ تَكْسَبُ رِزْقَهَا مِنْ مَمْلَكَةِ هِيرُودُسَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:49

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:49 - وَهَكَذَا انْتَشَرَتْ كَلِمَةُ الرَّبِّ فِي الْمِنْطَقَةِ كُلِّهَا.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:6 - وَمَنَعَهُمُ الرُّوحُ الْقُدُسُ مِنَ التَّبْشِيرِ فِي مُقَاطَعَةِ آسِيَّا، فَسَافَرُوا فِي مُقَاطَعَتَيْ فِرِيجِيَّةَ وَغَلاطِيَّةَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:23 - فَأَمْضَى فِيهَا بَعْضَ الْوَقْتِ. ثُمَّ طَافَ مُقَاطَعَتَيْ غَلاطِيَّةَ وَفِرِيجِيَّةَ مُنْتَقِلاً مِنْ بَلْدَةٍ إِلَى أُخْرَى وَهُوَ يُشَدِّدُ عَزِيمَةَ التَّلامِيذِ جَمِيعاً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:20 - فَبَشَّرْتُ أَهْلَ دِمَشْقَ أَوَّلاً، ثُمَّ أَهْلَ أُورُشَلِيمَ وَمِنْطَقَةِ الْيَهُودِيَّةِ كُلِّهَا، ثُمَّ الأَجَانِبَ. فَدَعَوْتُ الْجَمِيعَ إِلَى التَّوْبَةِ وَالرُّجُوعِ إِلَى اللهِ، وَالْقِيَامِ بِأَعْمَالٍ تَلِيقُ بِالتَّوْبَةِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:27 - وَفِي مُنْتَصَفِ اللَّيْلَةِ الرَّابِعَةَ عَشْرَةَ، وَالرِّيَاحُ تَحْمِلُنَا فِي بَحْرِ أَدْرِيَا إِلَى حَيْثُ لَا نَدْرِي، ظَنَّ الْبَحَّارَةُ أَنَّهُمْ يَقْتَرِبُونَ إِلَى الْبَرِّ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:4 - وَهذِهِ أُجْرَةُ الْعُمَّالِ الَّذِينَ حَصَدُوا حُقُولَكُمْ، تِلْكَ الأُجْرَةُ الَّتِي مَازِلْتُمْ تَحْبِسُونَهَا عَنْهُمْ ظُلْماً، إِنَّهَا تَصْرُخُ، وَصُرَاخُ أُولئِكَ الْعُمَّالِ أَنْفُسِهِمْ قَدْ سَمِعَهُ رَبُّ الْجُنُودِ!
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