What does χωρίον (chōríon) mean in the Bible?
χωρίον (chōríon) is a Greek word meaning "a spot or plot of ground".
Greek · G5564
χωρίον
A spot or plot of ground
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χωρίονG5564
Pronunciationchōríon
What does χωρίον (chōríon) mean in the Bible?
χωρίον (chōríon) is a Greek word meaning "a spot or plot of ground".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5564?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a place (2), field (2), land (2), a field (1), an estate (1).
Where does χωρίον (chōríon) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 26:36. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (7), John (1), Mark (1), Matthew (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 Ita place2×Matthew 26:36, Mark 14:32
field2×Acts 1:19
land2×Acts 5:3, Acts 5:8
a field1×Acts 1:18
an estate1×Acts 28:7
lands1×Acts 4:34
plot of ground1×John 4:5
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 26:36χωρίονtoa placeNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularMark 14:32χωρίονtoa placeNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularJohn 4:5χωρίουtoplot of groundNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularActs 1:18χωρίονtoa fieldNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularActs 1:19χωρίονtofieldNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularActs 1:19ΧωρίονtoFieldNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularActs 4:34χωρίωνtolandsNoun - Genitive Neuter PluralActs 5:3χωρίουtolandNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularActs 5:8χωρίονtolandNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularActs 28:7χωρίαtoan estateNoun - Nominative Neuter Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 26:36
Aligned rows10
Books represented4
Matthew1Mark1John1Acts7
Source forms
χωρίον5xchōrionMatthew 26:36, Mark 14:32, Acts 1:18, Acts 1:19
χωρίου2xchōriouJohn 4:5, Acts 5:3
χωρία1xchōriaActs 28:7
Χωρίον1xChōrionActs 1:19
χωρίων1xchōriōnActs 4:34
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular6xMatthew 26:36, Mark 14:32, Acts 1:18, Acts 1:19
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular2xJohn 4:5, Acts 5:3
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural1xActs 4:34
Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural1xActs 28:7
Evidence Summary
Greek word. a spot or plot of ground
Strong'sG5564
Lexical occurrences10 versesGreek text appearances10 timesWord forms4 forms10 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
a spot or plot of ground
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 26:36Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
χωρίονcwrion
a place, piece of land, field
Read verseMark 14:32Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
χωρίονcwrion
a place, piece of land, field
Read verseJohn 4:5Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
χωρίουcwriou
a place, piece of land, field
Read verseActs 1:18Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
χωρίονcwrion
a place, piece of land, field
Read verseActs 1:19Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
χωρίονcwrion
a place, piece of land, field
Read verseActs 1:19Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
χωρίονcwrion
a place, piece of land, field
Read verseActs 4:34Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
χωρίωνcwriwn
a place, piece of land, field
Read verseActs 5:3Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
χωρίου;cwriou
a place, piece of land, field
Read verseActs 5:8Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
χωρίονcwrion
a place, piece of land, field
Read verseActs 28:7Noun Nominative Plural Neuter
χωρίαcwria
a place, piece of land, field
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 forms10Case patternAccusative (6)Number patternSingular (8)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · NeuterActs 28:71×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterJohn 4:5 · Acts 5:32×
Genitive · Plural · NeuterActs 4:341×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterMatt 26:36 · Mark 14:32 · Acts 1:18 · Acts 1:19 · Acts 5:86×
Word Origins
χωρίον is built from this root: