The meaning of “χώρα”
Understanding chṓra reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
feminine of a derivative of the base of χάσμα through the idea of empty expanse coast, county, fields, ground, land, reg...
χώρα
feminine of a derivative of the base of χάσμα through the idea of empty expanse coast, county, fields, ground, land, region. - room, i.e. a space of territory (more or less extensive - often including its inhabitants)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew 4:16 | “The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.” Word: χώρα (chṓra) | |
| Mark 5:1 | “And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.” Word: χώρα (chṓra) | |
| Luke 15:13 | “And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.” Word: χώρα (chṓra) | |
| John 11:54 | “Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.” Word: χώρα (chṓra) | |
| Acts 16:6 | “Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,” Word: χώρα (chṓra) |