Region
περίχωροςStrong’s G4066perichōros
Appears in 9 verses of the New Testament
In short
Perichōros is the Greek word usually translated “surrounding region” and “region around”. It appears in 9 verses of the New Testament.
“Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,”
Meaning
Usually translated “surrounding region” and “region around”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- surrounding region 8
- region around 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 5
- Matthew 2
- Mark 1
- Acts 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 14:35And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased;
- Mark 1:28And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee.
- Luke 3:3And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
- Luke 4:14And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.
- Luke 4:37And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about.
- Luke 7:17And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judaea, and throughout all the region round about.
Greek dictionary
περίχωρος perichōros · region
περί-χωρος, -ον [in LXX: chiefly (ἡ π.) for כִּכָּר ;] round about, neighbouring (Dem., Plut., al.). In LXX and NT, as subst., ἡ π. (sc. γῆ), the region round about: Mat.14:35, Mrk.1:28, Luk.4:14, 37 7:17 8:37, Act.14:6; ἡ π. τοῦ Ἰορδάνου, Luk.3:3; by meton. for the people of the same region, Mat.3:5.† (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.