What does περίχωρος (períchōros) mean in the Bible?
περίχωρος (períchōros) is a Greek word meaning "region".
Greek · G4066
περίχωρος
Region
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περίχωροςG4066
Pronunciationperíchōros
What does περίχωρος (períchōros) mean in the Bible?
περίχωρος (períchōros) is a Greek word meaning "region".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4066?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include surrounding region (5), region (2), region around (2).
Where does περίχωρος (períchōros) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 3:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (5), Matthew (2), Acts (1), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itsurrounding region5×Matthew 14:35, Luke 4:14, Luke 4:37, Luke 7:17
region2×Mark 1:28, Luke 8:37
region around2×Matthew 3:5, Luke 3:3
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 3:5περίχωροςtoregion aroundAdjective - Nominative Feminine SingularMatthew 14:35περίχωρονtosurrounding regionAdjective - Accusative Feminine SingularMark 1:28περίχωρονtoregionAdjective - Accusative Feminine SingularLuke 3:3περίχωρονtoregion aroundAdjective - Accusative Feminine SingularLuke 4:14περιχώρουtosurrounding regionAdjective - Genitive Feminine SingularLuke 4:37περιχώρουtosurrounding regionAdjective - Genitive Feminine SingularLuke 7:17περιχώρῳtosurrounding regionAdjective - Dative Feminine SingularLuke 8:37περιχώρουtoregionAdjective - Genitive Feminine SingularActs 14:6περίχωρονtosurrounding regionAdjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 3:5
Aligned rows9
Books represented4
Matthew2Mark1Luke5Acts1
Source forms
περίχωρον4xperichōronMatthew 14:35, Mark 1:28, Luke 3:3, Acts 14:6
περιχώρου3xperichōrouLuke 4:14, Luke 4:37, Luke 8:37
περίχωρος1xperichōrosMatthew 3:5
περιχώρῳ1xperichōrōLuke 7:17
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular4xMatthew 14:35, Mark 1:28, Luke 3:3, Acts 14:6
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular3xLuke 4:14, Luke 4:37, Luke 8:37
Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular1xLuke 7:17
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular1xMatthew 3:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. region
Strong'sG4066
Lexical occurrences9 versesGreek text appearances10 timesWord forms4 forms9 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
region
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
round about, neighbouring (Dem., Plut., al.). In LXX and NT, as subst., ἡ π. (sc. γῆ), the region round about: Mat.14:35, Mrk.1:28, Luk.4:14, 37 7:17 8:37, Act.14:6; ἡ π. τοῦ Ἰορδάνου, Luk.3:3; by meton. for the people of the same region, Mat.3:5.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
10 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 3:5Adjective Nominative Singular Feminine
περίχωροςpericwrov
neighboring
Read verseMatthew 14:35Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
περίχωρονpericwron
neighboring
Read verseMark 1:28Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
περίχωρονpericwron
neighboring
Read verseMark 6:55Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
περίχωρονpericwron
neighboring
Read verseLuke 3:3Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
περίχωρονpericwron
neighboring
Read verseLuke 4:14Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
περιχώρουpericwrou
neighboring
Read verseLuke 4:37Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
περιχώρου.pericwrou
neighboring
Read verseLuke 7:17Adjective Dative Singular Feminine
περιχώρῳ.pericwrw
neighboring
Read verseLuke 8:37Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
περιχώρουpericwrou
neighboring
Read verseActs 14:6Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
περίχωρον·pericwron
neighboring
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 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 patterns4Aligned forms9Case patternAccusative (4)Number patternSingular (9)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · FeminineMatt 3:51×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineLuke 4:14 · Luke 4:37 · Luke 8:373×
Dative · Singular · FeminineLuke 7:171×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineMatt 14:35 · Mark 1:28 · Luke 3:3 · Acts 14:64×
Word Origins
περίχωρος is built from these roots:
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