chōrion · field, plot of land

What it means

chōrion (χωρίον) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “field, plot of land”.

Place, piece of land.

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. A particular spot with its own name, such as a garden or an estate.
2. A piece of land that someone owns and can sell or give.

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

How it is translated

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

• field ×3
• land ×3
• lands ×2
• place ×2

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Mark×1
• John×1
• Acts×7

• Matthew 26:36

  Then Jesus comes with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he says to the disciples, “Sit here while I go away there and pray.”

• Mark 14:32

  And they come to a place whose name is Gethsemane, and he says to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”

• John 4:5

  So he comes to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of land that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

• Acts 1:18

  Now this man acquired a field with the wages of his unrighteousness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle, and all his bowels poured out.

• Acts 1:19

  And it became known to all those who live in Jerusalem, so that that field was called in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.

• Acts 4:34

  For there was not a needy person among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses were selling them and bringing the proceeds of what was sold

• Acts 5:3

  But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart so that you lied to the Holy Spirit and kept back part of the price of the land?

• Acts 5:8

  And Peter responded to her, “Tell me, did you sell the land for so much?” And she said, “Yes, for so much.”

• Acts 28:7

  Now in the parts around that place there were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who welcomed us and hosted us kindly for three days.

And 1 more times.