Chōreō χωρέω

Chōreō (Greek χωρέω, Strong's G5562) is a Greek verb meaning “to make room for”. It occurs 10 times in 9 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Chōreō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 15:17
  Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?“Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?
• Matthew 19:11
  But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.“Not everyone can accept this word,” He replied, “but only those to whom it has been given.
• Matthew 19:12
  For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.For there are eunuchs who were born that way; others were made that way by men; and still others live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”

Mark

• Mark 2:2
  And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.they gathered in such large numbers that there was no more room, not even outside the door, as Jesus spoke the word to them.

John

• John 2:6
  And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.
• John 8:37
  I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.
• John 21:25
  And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.There are many more things that Jesus did. If all of them were written down, I suppose that not even the world itself would have space for the books that would be written.

2 Corinthians

• 2 Corinthians 7:2
  Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man.Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have exploited no one.

2 Peter

• 2 Peter 3:9
  The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.

Notes

1. 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.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).