What does περίχωρος (períchōros) mean in the Bible?
περίχωρος (períchōros) is a Greek word meaning "region".
Greek · G4066
περίχωρος
Region
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περίχωρος G4066
Pronunciation períchōros
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 It surrounding region 5× Matthew 14:35, Luke 4:14, Luke 4:37, Luke 7:17
region 2× Mark 1:28, Luke 8:37
region around 2× Matthew 3:5, Luke 3:3
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 3:5 περίχωρος to region around Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular Matthew 14:35 περίχωρον to surrounding region Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular Mark 1:28 περίχωρον to region Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular Luke 3:3 περίχωρον to region around Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular Luke 4:14 περιχώρου to surrounding region Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular Luke 4:37 περιχώρου to surrounding region Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular Luke 7:17 περιχώρῳ to surrounding region Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular Luke 8:37 περιχώρου to region Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular Acts 14:6 περίχωρον to surrounding region Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 3:5
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 4
Matthew 2 Mark 1 Luke 5 Acts 1
Source forms
περίχωρον 4x perichōron Matthew 14:35, Mark 1:28, Luke 3:3, Acts 14:6
περιχώρου 3x perichōrou Luke 4:14, Luke 4:37, Luke 8:37
περίχωρος 1x perichōros Matthew 3:5
περιχώρῳ 1x perichōrō Luke 7:17
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular 4x Matthew 14:35, Mark 1:28, Luke 3:3, Acts 14:6
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular 3x Luke 4:14, Luke 4:37, Luke 8:37
Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular 1x Luke 7:17
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x Matthew 3:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. region
Strong's G4066
Lexical occurrences 9 verses Greek text appearances 10 times Word forms 4 forms 9 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
region
Extended definition Source: 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 corpus Greek 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 3:5 Adjective Nominative Singular Feminine
περίχωρος pericwrov
neighboring
Read verse Matthew 14:35 Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
περίχωρον pericwron
neighboring
Read verse Mark 1:28 Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
περίχωρον pericwron
neighboring
Read verse Mark 6:55 Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
περίχωρον pericwron
neighboring
Read verse Luke 3:3 Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
περίχωρον pericwron
neighboring
Read verse Luke 4:14 Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
περιχώρου pericwrou
neighboring
Read verse Luke 4:37 Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
περιχώρου. pericwrou
neighboring
Read verse Luke 7:17 Adjective Dative Singular Feminine
περιχώρῳ. pericwrw
neighboring
Read verse Luke 8:37 Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
περιχώρου pericwrou
neighboring
Read verse Acts 14:6 Adjective 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 patterns 4 Aligned forms 9 Case pattern Accusative (4) Number pattern Singular (9)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 3:5 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Luke 4:14 · Luke 4:37 · Luke 8:37 3×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Luke 7:17 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 14:35 · Mark 1:28 · Luke 3:3 · Acts 14:6 4×
Word Origins
περίχωρος is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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