G5561 χώρα (chṓra) — country

Lexical Definition

Strong's Greek G5561

room, i.e. a space of territory (more or less extensive; often including its inhabitants)

KJV usage: :--coast, county, fields, ground, land, region.

Etymology: feminine of a derivative of the base of through the idea of empty expanse;

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

space, room; a country, region, tract, province, Mk. 5:10; Lk. 2:8; a district, territory, suburbs, Mt. 8:28; meton. the inhabitants of a country, region, etc., Mk. 1:5; Acts 12:20; the country, as opposed to the city or town, Lk. 21:21; a field, farm, Lk. 12:16; Jn. 4:35

Key Appearances in the New Testament

Matthew 2:12 Matthew 4:16 Matthew 8:28 Mark 1:5 Mark 5:1 Mark 5:10 Mark 6:55 Luke 2:8 Luke 3:1 Luke 8:26 Luke 12:16 Luke 15:13 Luke 15:14 Luke 15:15 Luke 19:12 + 13 more →

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