Perichōros περίχωρος
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| περίχωρος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | perichōros |
| Strong's number | G4066 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Gloss | region |
| Occurrences | 9 in 9 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (5) |
Perichōros (Greek περίχωρος, Strong's G4066) is a Greek noun meaning “region”. It occurs 9 times in 9 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
περί-χωρος, -ον
[in LXX: chiefly (ἡ π.) for כִּכָּר ;]
round about, neighbouring (Dem., Plut., al.). In LXX and NT, as subst., ἡ π. (sc. γῆ), the region round about: Mat.14:35, Mrk.1:28, Luk.4:14, 37 7:17 8:37, Act.14:6; ἡ π. τοῦ Ἰορδάνου, Luk.3:3; by meton. for the people of the same region, Mat.3:5.†
(AS)
[in LXX: chiefly (ἡ π.) for כִּכָּר ;]
round about, neighbouring (Dem., Plut., al.). In LXX and NT, as subst., ἡ π. (sc. γῆ), the region round about: Mat.14:35, Mrk.1:28, Luk.4:14, 37 7:17 8:37, Act.14:6; ἡ π. τοῦ Ἰορδάνου, Luk.3:3; by meton. for the people of the same region, Mat.3:5.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | about (10), country (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | surrounding region (5), region around (2), region (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Perichōros, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 3:5Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan,People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region around the Jordan.
- Matthew 14:35And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased;And when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding region. People brought all the sick to Him
Mark
- Mark 1:28And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee.And the news about Jesus spread quickly through the whole region of Galilee.
Luke
- Luke 3:3And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;He went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,
- Luke 4:14And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region.
- Luke 4:37And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about.And the news about Jesus spread throughout the surrounding region.
- Luke 7:17And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout all the region round about.And the news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and all the surrounding region.
- Luke 8:37Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.
Acts
- Acts 14:6They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding region,
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).