5519. choiros
Berean Strong's Lexicon
choiros: Pig, Swine

Original Word: χοῖρος
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: choiros
Pronunciation: KHOO-ros
Phonetic Spelling: (khoy'-ros)
Definition: Pig, Swine
Meaning: a swine, hog, sow.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word for "swine" or "pig."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H2386 (חֲזִיר, chazir): Refers to a swine or pig in the Hebrew Bible, similarly considered unclean.

Usage: The term "choinos" refers to a pig or swine, an animal considered unclean according to Jewish dietary laws. In the New Testament, it is used to illustrate spiritual truths and moral lessons, often symbolizing uncleanness or waywardness.

Cultural and Historical Background: In Jewish culture, pigs were considered unclean animals according to Levitical law (Leviticus 11:7). They were not to be eaten or touched, and their presence was often associated with Gentile practices. This cultural backdrop highlights the significance of Jesus' parables and actions involving pigs, as they would have been shocking to a Jewish audience.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
a swine
NASB Translation
swine (12).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5519: χοῖρος

χοῖρος, χοιρου, , from Homer down, a swine: plural, Matthew 7:6; Matthew 8:30,(31),32; Mark 5:11-13, 14 Rec.,(16); Luke 8:32; Luke 15:15f. (Not found in the O. T.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
swine.

Of uncertain derivation; a hog -- swine.

Forms and Transliterations
χοιροι χοίροι χοῖροι χοιρους χοίρους χοιρων χοίρων choiroi choîroi choiron choirōn choíron choírōn choirous choírous
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 7:6 N-GMP
GRK: ἔμπροσθεν τῶν χοίρων μή ποτε
NAS: before swine, or
KJV: pearls before swine, lest they trample
INT: before the pigs not lest

Matthew 8:30 N-GMP
GRK: αὐτῶν ἀγέλη χοίρων πολλῶν βοσκομένη
NAS: of many swine feeding
KJV: an herd of many swine feeding.
INT: them a herd of pigs many feeding

Matthew 8:31 N-GMP
GRK: ἀγέλην τῶν χοίρων
NAS: us into the herd of swine.
KJV: into the herd of swine.
INT: herd of the pigs

Matthew 8:32 N-AMP
GRK: εἰς τοὺς χοίρους καὶ ἰδοὺ
NAS: out and went into the swine, and the whole
KJV: into the herd of swine: and, behold,
INT: into the pigs and behold

Mark 5:11 N-GMP
GRK: ὄρει ἀγέλη χοίρων μεγάλη βοσκομένη
NAS: herd of swine feeding
KJV: a great herd of swine feeding.
INT: mountain a herd of pigs great feeding

Mark 5:12 N-AMP
GRK: εἰς τοὺς χοίρους ἵνα εἰς
NAS: Send us into the swine so
KJV: us into the swine, that we may enter
INT: into the pigs that into

Mark 5:13 N-AMP
GRK: εἰς τοὺς χοίρους καὶ ὥρμησεν
NAS: entered the swine; and the herd
KJV: into the swine: and
INT: into the pigs and rushed

Mark 5:16 N-GMP
GRK: περὶ τῶν χοίρων
NAS: man, and [all] about the swine.
KJV: and [also] concerning the swine.
INT: concerning the pigs

Luke 8:32 N-GMP
GRK: ἐκεῖ ἀγέλη χοίρων ἱκανῶν βοσκομένη
NAS: of many swine feeding
KJV: an herd of many swine feeding on
INT: there a herd of pigs many feeding

Luke 8:33 N-AMP
GRK: εἰς τοὺς χοίρους καὶ ὥρμησεν
NAS: and entered the swine; and the herd
KJV: into the swine: and
INT: into the pigs and rushed

Luke 15:15 N-AMP
GRK: αὐτοῦ βόσκειν χοίρους
NAS: him into his fields to feed swine.
KJV: fields to feed swine.
INT: of him to feed pigs

Luke 15:16 N-NMP
GRK: ἤσθιον οἱ χοῖροι καὶ οὐδεὶς
NAS: with the pods that the swine were eating,
KJV: the husks that the swine did eat: and
INT: were eating the pigs and no one

Strong's Greek 5519
12 Occurrences


χοίρων — 6 Occ.
χοῖροι — 1 Occ.
χοίρους — 5 Occ.

















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