perichōros · surrounding region

What it means

perichōros (περίχωρος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “surrounding region”.

The surrounding region, the neighboring lands.

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. The lands nearby and their people.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

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

• surrounding region ×7
• region around ×2

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×2
• Mark×1
• Luke×5
• Acts×1

• Matthew 3:5

  Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region around the Jordan were going out to him,

• Matthew 14:35

  And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent word into all that surrounding region, and they brought to him all who were ill,

• Mark 1:28

  And the report about him went out at once everywhere into all the surrounding region of Galilee.

• Luke 3:3

  And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming an immersion of change of mind for the forgiveness of sins,

• Luke 4:14

  And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news about him went out through the whole surrounding region.

• Luke 4:37

  And a report about him was going out into every place of the surrounding region.

• Luke 7:17

  And this account about him went out in all Judea and all the surrounding region.

• Luke 8:37

  And all the people of the surrounding region of the Gerasenes asked him to go away from them, because they were gripped with great fear. So he got into a boat and returned.

• Acts 14:6

  they learned of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and the surrounding region;