4066. perichóros

Strong's Lexicon

perichóros: Surrounding region, neighboring area

Original Word: περιχωρος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: perichóros
Pronunciation: pe-ree-KHO-ros
Phonetic Spelling: (per-ikh'-o-ros)
Definition: Surrounding region, neighboring area
Meaning: neighboring; subst: the neighboring country, neighboring inhabitants.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from peri and chóra
Definition
neighboring
NASB Translation
country (1), district around (2), surrounding district (6), surrounding region (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4066: περίχωρος

περίχωρος, περίχωρον (περί and χῶρος), lying round about, neighboring (Plutarch, Aelian, Dio Cassius); in the Scriptures ἡ περίχωρος, namely, γῆ, the region round about (which see in B. D.): Matthew 14:35; Mark 1:28; Mark 6:55 (R G L text); Luke 3:3; Luke 4:14, 37; Luke 7:17; Luke 8:37; Acts 14:6 (Genesis 19:17; Deuteronomy 3:13, etc.; τῆς γῆς τῆς περιχώρου, Genesis 19:28, the Alex. manuscript); ἡ περίχωρος τοῦ Ιορδάνου, Luke 3:3 (Genesis 13:10f; for הַיַּרְדֵּן כִּכַּר, the region of the Jordan (cf. B. D. as above)); by metonymy, for its inhabitants: Matthew 3:5. (τό περίχωρον and τά περίχωρα, Deuteronomy 3:4; 1 Chronicles 5:16; 2 Chronicles 4:17, etc.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

neighboring

From peri and chora; around the region, i.e. Circumjacent (as noun, with ge implied vicinity) -- country (round) about, region (that lieth) round about.

see GREEK peri

see GREEK chora

see GREEK ge

Forms and Transliterations

περίχωρα περιχώραν περιχωρον περίχωρον περιχωρος περίχωρος περιχωρου περιχώρου περιχώρους περιχωρω περιχώρω περιχώρῳ perichoro perichōrō perichṓroi perichṓrōi perichoron perichōron períchoron períchōron perichoros perichōros períchoros períchōros perichorou perichōrou perichṓrou

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 3:5 Adj-NMS
GRK: πᾶσα ἡ περίχωρος τοῦ Ἰορδάνου
NAS: and all the district around the Jordan;
KJV: and all the region round about Jordan,
INT: all the region around of Jordan

Matthew 14:35 Adj-AFS
GRK: ὅλην τὴν περίχωρον ἐκείνην καὶ
NAS: [word] into all that surrounding district and brought
KJV: that country round about, and
INT: all the region round about that and

Mark 1:28 Adj-AFS
GRK: ὅλην τὴν περίχωρον τῆς Γαλιλαίας
NAS: into all the surrounding district of Galilee.
KJV: all the region round about Galilee.
INT: all the region around Galilee

Luke 3:3 Adj-AFS
GRK: πᾶσαν τὴν περίχωρον τοῦ Ἰορδάνου
NAS: into all the district around the Jordan,
KJV: all the country about Jordan,
INT: all the region around the Jordan

Luke 4:14 Adj-GFS
GRK: ὅλης τῆς περιχώρου περὶ αὐτοῦ
NAS: through all the surrounding district.
KJV: through all the region round about.
INT: all the region around concerning him

Luke 4:37 Adj-GFS
GRK: τόπον τῆς περιχώρου
NAS: locality in the surrounding district.
KJV: place of the country round about.
INT: place of the surrounding region

Luke 7:17 Adj-DFS
GRK: πάσῃ τῇ περιχώρῳ
NAS: and in all the surrounding district.
KJV: throughout all the region round about.
INT: all the region around

Luke 8:37 Adj-GFS
GRK: πλῆθος τῆς περιχώρου τῶν Γερασηνῶν
NAS: the people of the country of the Gerasenes
KJV: of the Gadarenes round about besought
INT: multitude of the region around of the Gerasenes

Acts 14:6 Adj-AFS
GRK: καὶ τὴν περίχωρον
NAS: and Derbe, and the surrounding region;
KJV: and unto the region that lieth round about:
INT: and the region around

Strong's Greek 4066
9 Occurrences

περιχώρῳ — 1 Occ.
περίχωρον — 4 Occ.
περίχωρος — 1 Occ.
περιχώρου — 3 Occ.