chōreō · make room, go

What it means

chōreō (χωρέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “make room, go”.

Go, make one's way; also have room for, hold.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To go forward, make progress.
2. To have space enough.
3. To make room in your heart for someone or something.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• room ×2
• accept this ×1
• can accept ×1
• come ×1
• could hold ×1
• each holding ×1
• let him accept it ×1
• passes ×1
• place ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×4
• Mark×1
• John×3
• 2 Corinthians×1
• 2 Peter×1

• Matthew 15:17

  Do you not see that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is expelled into the latrine?

• Matthew 19:11

  But he said to them, “Not everyone can accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given.

• Matthew 19:12

  For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept this, let him accept it.”

• Mark 2:2

  And many gathered together, so that there was no longer room, not even near the door; and he was speaking the word to them.

• John 2:6

  Now there were six stone water jars standing there for the purification of the Jews, each holding two or three measures.

• John 8:37

  I know that you are the offspring of Abraham; but you are seeking to kill me, because my word finds no place in you.

• John 21:25

  Now there are also many other things that Jesus did; if every one of them were written down, I suppose that not even the world itself could hold the books that would be written.

• 2 Corinthians 7:2

  Make room for us; we wronged no one, we corrupted no one, we took advantage of no one.

• 2 Peter 3:9

  The Lord is not slow about the promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wanting any to perish, but all to come to a change of mind.

And 1 more times.