Strong's Lexicon
G5562 — χωρέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5562 |
|---|---|
| Word: | χωρέω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G5561 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 10 |
| Transliteration: | choreo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kho-reh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to be in a space (give space) 2. (intransitively) to pass, enter 3. (transitively) to hold, admit {literally or figuratively} |
| KJV Renderings: | come, contain, go, have place, (can, be room to) receive |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
χωρέω, χώρω; future infinitive χωρήσειν (Joh 21:25 Tr WH); 1 aorist ἐχώρησα; (χῶρος, a place, space, and this from ΧΑΩ, cf. χώρα);
1. properly, to leave a space (which may be occupied or filled by another), to make room, give place, yield (Homer, Iliad 12, 406; 16, 592; others); to retire, pass: of a thing, εἰς τί, Mat 15:17. metaphorically, to betake oneself, turn oneself: εἰς μετνοιαν, 2Pe 3:9 (A. V. come; cf. μετάνοια, p. 406a).
2. to go forward, advance, proceed (properly, νύξ, Aeschylus Pers. 384); to make progress, gain ground, succeed (Plato, Eryx., p. 398 b.; legg. 3, p. 684 e.; (χωρεῖ τό κακόν, Aristophanes nub. 907, vesp. 1483; others); Polybius 10, 35, 4; 28, 15, 12; others): ὁ λόγος ὁ ἐμός οὐ χωρεῖ ἐν ὑμῖν, gaineth no ground among you or within you (R. V. hath not free course (with marginal reading hath no place) in you), Joh 8:37 (cf. Field, Otium Norv. pars 3:at the passage).
3. to have space or room for receiving or holding something (German fassen); properly: τί, a thing to fill the vacant space, Joh 21:25 (not Tdf.); of a space large enough to hold a certain number of people, Mar 2:2 (Gen 13:6 (cf. Plutarch, praec. ger. reipub. 8, 5, p. 804 b.)); of measures, which hold a certain quantity, John ii 6; 1Ki 7:24 (38); 2Ch 4:5, and in Greek writings from Herodotus down. Metaphorically, to receive with the mind or understanding, to understand (τό Κατωνος φρωνημα, Plutarch, Cat. min. 64; ὅσον αὐτῷ ἡ ψυχή χωρεῖ, Aelian v. h. 3, 9); to be ready to receive, keep in mind, and practise: τόν λέγων τοῦτον, this saying, Mat 19:11 f ((cf. Plutarch, Lycurgus, 13, 5)); τινα, to receive one into one’s heart, make room for one in one’s heart, 2Co 7:2. (Compare: ἀναχωρέω, ἀποχωρέω, ἐκχωρέω, ὑποχωρέω. Synonym: cf. ἔρχομαι.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
χωρέω (come)
Matthew 15:17
- KJV: Do not ye yet understand that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly and is cast out into the draught
- GK: ούπω νοείτε ότι παν το εισπορευόμενον εις το στόμα εις την κοιλίαν χωρεί και εις αφεδρώνα εκβάλλεται
Matthew 19:11
- KJV: But he said unto them All cannot receive this saying save to whom it is given
- GK: ο δε είπεν αυτοίς ου πάντες χωρούσι τον λόγον τούτον αλλ΄ οις δέδοται
Matthew 19:12
- KJV: For there are some eunuchs which were so born from mother’s womb and there are some eunuchs which were made eunuchs of men and there be eunuchs which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake He that is able to receive let him receive
- GK: εισί γαρ ευνούχοι οίτινες εκ κοιλίας μητρός εγεννήθησαν ούτως και εισίν ευνούχοι οίτινες ευνουχίσθησαν υπό των ανθρώπων και εισίν ευνούχοι οίτινες ευνούχισαν εαυτούς διά την βασιλείαν των ουρανών ο δυνάμενος χωρείν χωρείτω
Mark 2:2
- KJV: And straightway many were gathered together insomuch that there was no room to receive no, not so much as about door and he preached the word unto them
- GK: και ευθέως συνήχθησαν πολλοί ώστε μηκέτι χωρείν μηδέ τα προς την θύραν και ελάλει αυτοίς τον λόγον
John 2:6
- KJV: And there were set there six waterpots of stone after the manner of the purifying of the Jews containing two or three firkins apiece
- GK: ήσαν δε εκεί υδρίαι λίθιναι εξ κείμεναι κατά τον καθαρισμόν των Ιουδαίων χωρούσαι ανά μετρητάς δύο η τρείς
John 8:37
- KJV: I know that ye are Abraham’s seed but ye seek to kill me because my word hath no place in you
- GK: οίδα ότι σπέρμα Αβραάμ εστε αλλά ζητείτέ με αποκτείναι ότι ο λόγος ο εμός ου χωρεί εν υμίν
John 21:25
- KJV: And there are also many other things which Jesus did the which if they should be written every one I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written Amen
- GK: έστι δε και άλλα πολλά όσα εποίησεν ο Ιησούς άτινα εάν γράφηται καθ΄ εν ουδέ αυτόν οίμαι τον κόσμον χωρήσαι τα γραφόμενα βιβλία αμην
2 Corinthians 7:2
- KJV: Receive us we have wronged no man we have corrupted no man we have defrauded no man
- GK: χωρήσατε ημάς ουδένα ηδικήσαμεν ουδένα εφθείραμεν ουδένα επλεονεκτήσαμεν
2 Peter 3:9
- KJV: The Lord is not slack concerning his promise as some men count slackness but is longsuffering to us-ward not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance
- GK: ου βραδύνει ο κύριος της επαγγελίας ως τινες βραδυτήτα ηγούνται αλλά μακροθυμεί εις ημάς μη βουλόμενός τινας απολέσθαι αλλά πάντας εις μετάνοιαν χωρήσαι