What does οὐδέ · αὐτός · οἴομαι · κόσμος · χωρέω mean in the Bible?
οὐδέ · αὐτός · οἴομαι · κόσμος · χωρέω is a Greek phrase meaning "the world itself could not contain".
Greek · G3761, G846, G3633, G2889, G5562
οὐδὲ αὐτὸν οἶμαι τὸν κόσμον χωρῆσαι
Nor · it/s/he · to suppose · world · to make room for
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οὐδέ G3761 nor
Pronunciation oudé
Negative conjunction meaning "and not" or "nor"; also functions as "not even" emphasizing complete negation.
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αὐτός G846 it/s/he
Pronunciation autós
In oblique cases, functions as simple third-person pronoun; in nominative, emphasizes identity or distinction.
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οἴομαι G3633 to suppose
Pronunciation oíomai
Subjective supposition or imagination rather than knowledge; often unfounded expectation or mistaken belief.
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κόσμος G2889 world
Pronunciation kósmos
The world as an ordered system, but especially the realm of human affairs hostile to God's kingdom.
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χωρέω G5562 to make room for
Pronunciation chōréō
To hold or make room for, literally in space or metaphorically in heart and mind.
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What does οὐδὲ αὐτὸν οἶμαι τὸν κόσμον χωρῆσαι (oude auton oimai ton kosmon chōrēsai) mean in the Bible?
οὐδέ · αὐτός · οἴομαι · κόσμος · χωρέω is a Greek phrase meaning "the world itself could not contain".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3761, G846, G3633, G2889, G5562?
G3761, G846, G3633, G2889, G5562 is connected to 142 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. the world itself could not contain
Strong's G3761, G846, G3633, G2889, G5562
Lexical occurrences 142 verses Word forms 2 forms 142 references Source Gloss
the world itself could not contain
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 142
Matt 5:15 · Matt 6:20 · Matt 6:26 · Matt 6:28 · Matt 7:18 · Matt 9:17 · Matt 10:24 · Matt 11:27 · Matt 12:4 · Matt 12:19 · Matt 13:13 · Matt 16:9 · Matt 16:10 · Matt 22:46 · Matt 23:13 · Matt 24:21 88×
Matt 6:15 · Matt 6:29 · Matt 21:27 · Matt 21:32 · Matt 24:36 · Matt 25:45 · Matt 27:14 · Mark 5:3 · Mark 6:31 · Mark 11:33 · Mark 12:10 · Mark 13:32 · Mark 14:59 · Luke 6:3 · Luke 7:7 · Luke 7:9 54×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 10 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 7 aorist 2 future 1
Voice
active 10
Mood
infinitive 4 indicative 3 imperative 2 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 15:17 χωρεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 19:11 χωροῦσι present active indicative ongoing Matthew 19:12 χωρεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 19:12 χωρείτω present active imperative imperative Mark 2:2 χωρεῖν present active infinitive infinitive John 2:6 χωροῦσαι present active participle participle John 8:37 χωρεῖ present active indicative ongoing John 21:25 χωρήσειν future active infinitive infinitive 2 Corinthians 7:2 Χωρήσατε aorist active imperative imperative 2 Peter 3:9 χωρῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
οὐδὲ αὐτὸν οἶμαι τὸν κόσμον χωρῆσαι is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain