Region
ὅριονStrong’s G3725horion
Appears in 11 verses of the New Testament
In short
Horion is the Greek word usually translated “region”, “vicinity” and “district”. It appears in 11 verses of the New Testament.
“Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.”
Meaning
Usually translated “region”, “vicinity” and “district”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- region 10
- vicinity 1
- district 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 6
- Mark 4
- Acts 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 4:13And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
- Matthew 8:34And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.
- Matthew 15:22And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
- Matthew 15:39And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.
- Matthew 19:1And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan;
- Mark 5:17And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
Greek dictionary
ὅριον horion · region
ὅριον, -ου, τό (ὅρος, a boundary), [in LXX chiefly for גְּבוּל ;] a boundary, bound; chiefly in pl., and so always in NT: Mat.2:16 4:13 8:34 15:22, 39 19:1, Mrk.5:17 7:24, 31 10:1, Act.13:50.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “region” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
REGION, noun
re'jun. [Latin regio, rego.]
- A tract of land or space of indefinite extent, usually a tract of considerable extent. Deuteronomy 3:4“He had dominion over all the region on this side the river” 1 Kings 4:24
- The inhabitants of a region or district of country. Matthew 3:5
- A part of the body; as the region of the heart or liver.
- Place; rank.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.