5566. chóros
Strong's Lexicon
chóros: Place, region, land

Original Word: χῶρος
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: chóros
Pronunciation: KHO-ros
Phonetic Spelling: (kho'-ros)
Definition: Place, region, land
Meaning: the north-west wind, and the quarter of the sky from which it comes.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek root word "χώρα" (chóra), meaning "space" or "region."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is "אֶרֶץ" (erets), which means "land" or "earth."

Usage: In the New Testament, "χῶρος" (chóros) is used to denote a specific area or region. It often refers to a geographical location or a defined space within a larger context. The term can imply a physical place or a metaphorical space, depending on the context in which it is used.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of "χῶρος" was significant in understanding territorial boundaries and the division of land. Regions were often defined by natural landmarks or political boundaries. The term would have been familiar to both Jewish and Gentile audiences in the first century, as it was commonly used in both secular and religious texts to describe areas of land or jurisdiction.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of Latin origin
Definition
the northwest wind
NASB Translation
northwest (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5566: χῶρος

χῶρος, χωρου, , the northwest wind (LatinCorus orCaurus): for the quarter of the heavens from which this wind blows, Acts 27:12 (on which see λίψ, 2).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
northwest wind

Of Latin origin; the north-west wind -- north west.

Forms and Transliterations
χωρον χώρον χῶρον ψαλίδες choron chôron chōron chō̂ron
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 27:12 N-AMS
GRK: καὶ κατὰ χῶρον
NAS: southwest and northwest, and spend the winter
KJV: the south west and north west.
INT: and toward northwest

Strong's Greek 5566
1 Occurrence


χῶρον — 1 Occ.

















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