5564. chórion

Lexicon

chórion: Place, piece of land, field, property

Original Word: χωρίον
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: chórion
Pronunciation: kho-ree'-on
Phonetic Spelling: (kho-ree'-on)
Definition: Place, piece of land, field, property
Meaning: a place, piece of land, field, property, estate.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

field, land, parcel of ground

Diminutive of chora; a spot or plot of ground -- field, land, parcel of ground, place, possession.

see GREEK chora

HELPS Word-studies

5564 xōríon (the grammatical diminutive of 5561 /xṓra, "a field") – a limited parcel, a part of a larger area; a confined piece of ground; "a definite portion of space that is viewed as enclosed, or complete in itself" (J. Thayer).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
dim. of chóra
Definition
a place, property
NASB Translation
field (3), land (3), lands (1), parcel of ground (1), place (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 5564: χωρίον

χωρίον, χωρίου, τό (diminutive of χῶρος; or χώρα), from Herodotus down;

1. a space, a place; a region, district.

2. a piece of ground, a field, land (Thucydides, Xenophon, Plato, others): Matthew 26:36; Mark 14:32; John 4:5 (A. V. parcel of ground); Acts 1:18; Acts 4:34 (plural lands); ; a farm, estate: plural Acts 28:7. (Synonym: see τόπος, at the end.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Diminutive of χῶρος (chōros), meaning "place" or "space."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for χωρίον, similar concepts of land and property can be found in Hebrew terms such as שָׂדֶה (sadeh, Strong's 7704) meaning "field," and אֲחֻזָּה (achuzzah, Strong's 272) meaning "possession" or "property." These terms reflect the significance of land ownership in the Hebrew Scriptures, paralleling the New Testament usage of χωρίον.

Usage: The term χωρίον is used in the New Testament to refer to a specific piece of land or property, often in the context of ownership or sale.

Context: The Greek word χωρίον appears in several New Testament passages, primarily in the context of land ownership and transactions. It is a diminutive form of χῶρος, indicating a smaller or more specific area. This term is often translated as "field," "plot," or "piece of land" in English translations.

In the Book of Acts, χωρίον is used to describe the field purchased by Judas Iscariot with the money he received for betraying Jesus. Acts 1:18 states, "With the reward of his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out." This passage highlights the use of χωρίον in the context of a specific plot of land associated with a significant event.

Additionally, in Acts 5:1-3, the term is used in the account of Ananias and Sapphira, who sold a piece of property but deceitfully withheld part of the proceeds. The passage reads, "Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles’ feet."

The use of χωρίον in these contexts underscores the importance of land and property in the socio-economic and religious life of the early Christian community. It also serves as a backdrop for moral and ethical teachings regarding honesty, integrity, and the consequences of sin.

Forms and Transliterations

χωρια χωρία χωρίοις χωριον χωρίον χωριου χωρίου χωριων χωρίων choria choría chōria chōría chorion choríon chōrion chōriōn chōríon chōríōn choriou choríou chōriou chōríou

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 26:36 N-ANS
GRK: Ἰησοῦς εἰς χωρίον λεγόμενον Γεθσημανί
NAS: came with them to a place called
KJV: them unto a place called Gethsemane,
INT: Jesus to a place called Gethsemane

Mark 14:32 N-ANS
GRK: ἔρχονται εἰς χωρίον οὗ τὸ
NAS: They came to a place named Gethsemane;
KJV: they came to a place which was named
INT: they come to a place of which the

John 4:5 N-GNS
GRK: πλησίον τοῦ χωρίου ὃ ἔδωκεν
NAS: near the parcel of ground that Jacob
KJV: near to the parcel of ground that
INT: near the plot of ground which gave

Acts 1:18 N-ANS
GRK: οὖν ἐκτήσατο χωρίον ἐκ μισθοῦ
NAS: acquired a field with the price
KJV: purchased a field with
INT: then got a field out of reward

Acts 1:19 N-ANS
GRK: κληθῆναι τὸ χωρίον ἐκεῖνο τῇ
NAS: language that field was called
KJV: that field is called
INT: was called the field that in the

Acts 1:19 N-ANS
GRK: τοῦτ' ἔστιν Χωρίον Αἵματος
NAS: Hakeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)
KJV: that is to say, The field of blood.
INT: that is field of blood

Acts 4:34 N-GNP
GRK: γὰρ κτήτορες χωρίων ἢ οἰκιῶν
NAS: were owners of land or
KJV: were possessors of lands or houses
INT: indeed owners of estates or houses

Acts 5:3 N-GNS
GRK: τιμῆς τοῦ χωρίου
NAS: [some] of the price of the land?
KJV: [part] of the price of the land?
INT: value of the estate

Acts 5:8 N-ANS
GRK: τοσούτου τὸ χωρίον ἀπέδοσθε ἡ
NAS: you sold the land for such
KJV: ye sold the land for so much?
INT: for so much the land you sold

Acts 28:7 N-NNP
GRK: ἐκεῖνον ὑπῆρχεν χωρία τῷ πρώτῳ
NAS: of that place were lands belonging to the leading man
KJV: were possessions of the chief man
INT: same were lands belonging to the chief

Strong's Greek 5564
10 Occurrences

χωρία — 1 Occ.
χωρίων — 1 Occ.
χωρίον — 6 Occ.
χωρίου — 2 Occ.