Place
χωρίονStrong’s G5564chōrion
Appears in 9 verses of the New Testament
In short
Chōrion is the Greek word usually translated “place”, “field” and “land”. It appears in 9 verses of the New Testament.
“Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.”
Meaning
Usually translated “place”, “field” and “land”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a place 2
- field 2
- land 2
- plot of ground 1
- a field 1
- of lands 1
- lands 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 6
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- John 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 14:32And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray.
- John 4:5Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
- Acts 1:18Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
- Acts 1:19And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.
- Acts 4:34Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,
- Acts 5:3But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
Greek dictionary
χωρίον chōrion · place
χωρίον, -ου, τό (dimin. of χώρα, χῶρος), [in LXX: 1Ch.27:27 (כֶּרֶם), 2Ma.11:5 2Mac 12:7 2Mac 12:21, 4Ma.15:20 * ;] 1. a place, region. 2. an estate, property, piece of land: Mat.26:36, Mrk.14:32, Jhn.4:5, Act.1:18-19 4:34 5:3, 8 28:7.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “place” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PLACE, noun
- A particular portion of space of indefinite extent, occupied or intended to be occupied by any person or thing, and considered as the space where a person or thing does or may rest or has rested, as distinct from space in general.“Look from the place where thou art” Genesis 13:14“The place where thou standest is holy ground” Exodus 3:5“David's place was empty” 1 Samuel 20:25
- Any portion of space, as distinct from space in general.“Enlargement and deliverance shall arise to the Jews from another place” Esther 4:14
- Local existence.“From whose face the earth and the heaven fled away, and there was found no place for them” Revelation 20:11
- Separate room or apartment.
All definitions and other forms of “place”
- Seat; residence; mansion.“The Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation” John 11:48
- A portion or passage of writing or of a book.“The place of the Scripture which he read was this” Acts 8:32
- Point or degree in order of proceeding; as in the first place; in the second place; in the last place Hence,
- Rank; order of priority, dignity or importance.
- Office, employment; official station.
- Ground; room.
- Station in life; calling; occupation; condition.
- A city, a town; a village. Genesis 18:24
- In military affairs, a fortified town or post; a fortress; a fort; as a strong place; a place easily defended.
- A country; a kingdom.
- Space in general.
- Room; stead; with the sense of substitution.
- Room; kind reception.“My word hath no place in you” John 8:37
- The place of the moon, in astronomy, is the part of its orbit where it is found at any given time.
- To take the precedence or priority.
- To have actual existence.
- To give room; to give advantage; to yield to the influence of; to listen to.“Neither give place to the devil” Ephesians 4:27
- To give way; to yield to and suffer to pass away.
PLACE, verb transitive
To put or set in a particular part of space, or in a particular part of the earth, or in something on its surface; to locate; as, to place a house by the side of a stream; to place a book on a shelf; to place a body of cavalry on each flank of any army.
- To appoint, set, induct or establish in an office.“Thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, etc” Exodus 18:21
- To put or set in any particular rank, state or condition.
- To set; to fix; as, to place one's affections on an object; to place confidence in a friend.
- To put; to invest; as, to place money in the funds or in a bank.
- To put out at interest; to lend; as, to place money in good hands or in good security.
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.