Strong's Lexicon
G5519
G5519 — χοῖρος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5519 |
|---|---|
| Word: | χοῖρος |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | of uncertain derivation |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 12 |
| Transliteration: | choiros |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | khoy`-ros |
| Meaning: | 1. a hog |
| KJV Renderings: | swine |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
χοῖρος, χοιρου, ὁ, from Homer down, a swine: plural, Mat 7:6; Mat 8:30,(31),32; Mar 5:11-14 Rec.,(16); Luk 8:32; Luk 15:15 f. (Not found in the O. T.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
χοῖρος (swine)
Matthew 7:6
- KJV: Give not that which is holy unto the dogs neither cast ye your pearls before swine lest they trample them under their feet and turn again and rend you
- GK: μη δώτε το άγιον τοις κυσί μηδέ βάλητε τους μαργαρίτας υμων έμπροσθεν των χοίρων μήποτε καταπατήσωσιν αυτούς εν τοις ποσίν αυτών και στραφέντες ρήξωσιν υμάς
Matthew 8:30
- KJV: And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding
- GK: ην δε μακράν απ΄ αυτών αγέλη χοίρων πολλών βοσκομένη
Matthew 8:31
- KJV: So the devils besought him saying If thou cast us out suffer us to go away into the herd of swine
- GK: οι δε δαίμονες παρεκάλουν αυτόν λέγοντες ει εκβάλλεις ημάς επίτρεψον ημίν απελθείν εις την αγέλην των χοίρων
Matthew 8:32
- KJV: And he said unto them Go And when they were come out they went into the herd of swine and behold the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea and perished in the waters
- GK: και είπεν αυτοίς υπάγετε οι δε εξελθόντες απήλθον εις την αγέλην των χοίρων και ιδού ώρμησε πάσα η αγέλη των χοίρων κατά του κρημνού εις την θάλασσαν και απέθανον εν τοις ύδασιν
Mark 5:11
- KJV: Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding
- GK: ην δε εκεί προς τα όρη αγέλη χοίρων μεγάλη βοσκομένη
Mark 5:12
- KJV: And all the devils besought him saying Send us into the swine that we may enter into them
- GK: και παρεκάλεσαν αυτόν πάντες οι δαίμονες λέγοντες πέμψον ημάς εις τους χοίρους ίνα εις αυτούς εισέλθωμεν
Mark 5:13
- KJV: And forthwith Jesus gave them leave And the unclean spirits went out and entered into the swine and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea they were about two thousand and were choked in the sea
- GK: και επέτρεψεν αυτοίς ευθέως ο Ιησούς και εξελθόντα τα πνεύματα τα ακάθαρτα εισήλθον εις τους χοίρους και ώρμησεν η αγέλη κατά του κρημνού εις την θάλασσαν ήσαν δε ως δισχίλιοι και επνίγοντο εν τη θαλάσση
Mark 5:14
- KJV: And they that fed the swine fled and told in the city and in the country And they went out to see what it was that was done
- GK: οι δε βόσκοντες τους χοίρους έφυγον και ανήγγειλαν εις την πόλιν και εις τους αγρούς και εξήλθον ιδείν τι εστι το γεγονός
Mark 5:16
- KJV: And they that saw told them how to him that was possessed with the devil and concerning the swine
- GK: και διηγήσαντο αυτοίς οι ιδόντες πως εγένετο τω δαιμονιζομένω και περί των χοίρων