5564. chórion

Strong's Lexicon

chórion: Place, piece of land, field, property

Original Word: χωρίον
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: chórion
Pronunciation: kho-ree'-on
Phonetic Spelling: (kho-ree'-on)
Definition: Place, piece of land, field, property
Meaning: a place, piece of land, field, property, estate.

Word Origin: Diminutive of χῶρος (chóros), meaning "place" or "space"

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H7704 (שָׂדֶה, sadeh): Field, land

- H2513 (חֶלְקָה, chelqah): Portion, tract, parcel (of land)

Usage: The term "chórion" refers to a specific piece of land or property. It is often used in the New Testament to denote a field or a plot of land, typically in the context of ownership or sale. The diminutive form suggests a smaller or more specific area within a larger context.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the first-century Greco-Roman world, land ownership was a significant aspect of wealth and social status. Land was often passed down through generations and was a primary source of livelihood, especially in agrarian societies. The sale or purchase of land was a major transaction, often involving legal and social implications. In Jewish culture, land held covenantal significance, as it was tied to the promises given to Abraham and his descendants.

HELPS Word-studies

5564 xōríon (the grammatical diminutive of 5561 /xṓra, "a field") – a limited parcel, a part of a larger area; a confined piece of ground; "a definite portion of space that is viewed as enclosed, or complete in itself" (J. Thayer).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
dim. of chóra
Definition
a place, property
NASB Translation
field (3), land (3), lands (1), parcel of ground (1), place (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 5564: χωρίον

χωρίον, χωρίου, τό (diminutive of χῶρος; or χώρα), from Herodotus down;

1. a space, a place; a region, district.

2. a piece of ground, a field, land (Thucydides, Xenophon, Plato, others): Matthew 26:36; Mark 14:32; John 4:5 (A. V. parcel of ground); Acts 1:18; Acts 4:34 (plural lands); ; a farm, estate: plural Acts 28:7. (Synonym: see τόπος, at the end.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

field, land, parcel of ground

Diminutive of chora; a spot or plot of ground -- field, land, parcel of ground, place, possession.

see GREEK chora

Forms and Transliterations

χωρια χωρία χωρίοις χωριον χωρίον χωριου χωρίου χωριων χωρίων choria choría chōria chōría chorion choríon chōrion chōriōn chōríon chōríōn choriou choríou chōriou chōríou

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 26:36 N-ANS
GRK: Ἰησοῦς εἰς χωρίον λεγόμενον Γεθσημανί
NAS: came with them to a place called
KJV: them unto a place called Gethsemane,
INT: Jesus to a place called Gethsemane

Mark 14:32 N-ANS
GRK: ἔρχονται εἰς χωρίον οὗ τὸ
NAS: They came to a place named Gethsemane;
KJV: they came to a place which was named
INT: they come to a place of which the

John 4:5 N-GNS
GRK: πλησίον τοῦ χωρίου ὃ ἔδωκεν
NAS: near the parcel of ground that Jacob
KJV: near to the parcel of ground that
INT: near the plot of ground which gave

Acts 1:18 N-ANS
GRK: οὖν ἐκτήσατο χωρίον ἐκ μισθοῦ
NAS: acquired a field with the price
KJV: purchased a field with
INT: then got a field out of reward

Acts 1:19 N-ANS
GRK: κληθῆναι τὸ χωρίον ἐκεῖνο τῇ
NAS: language that field was called
KJV: that field is called
INT: was called the field that in the

Acts 1:19 N-ANS
GRK: τοῦτ' ἔστιν Χωρίον Αἵματος
NAS: Hakeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)
KJV: that is to say, The field of blood.
INT: that is field of blood

Acts 4:34 N-GNP
GRK: γὰρ κτήτορες χωρίων ἢ οἰκιῶν
NAS: were owners of land or
KJV: were possessors of lands or houses
INT: indeed owners of estates or houses

Acts 5:3 N-GNS
GRK: τιμῆς τοῦ χωρίου
NAS: [some] of the price of the land?
KJV: [part] of the price of the land?
INT: value of the estate

Acts 5:8 N-ANS
GRK: τοσούτου τὸ χωρίον ἀπέδοσθε ἡ
NAS: you sold the land for such
KJV: ye sold the land for so much?
INT: for so much the land you sold

Acts 28:7 N-NNP
GRK: ἐκεῖνον ὑπῆρχεν χωρία τῷ πρώτῳ
NAS: of that place were lands belonging to the leading man
KJV: were possessions of the chief man
INT: same were lands belonging to the chief

Strong's Greek 5564
10 Occurrences

χωρία — 1 Occ.
χωρίων — 1 Occ.
χωρίον — 6 Occ.
χωρίου — 2 Occ.