Períchōros — G4066

Definition

adjective

around the region, i.e. circumjacent (as noun, with

1. by metonymy, for its inhabitants

Usually translated as

country, about, region, round about

Origin

from G4012 and G5561

• perí (G4012)
• chṓra (G5561)
• gē (G1093)

Occurrences

Períchōros occurs 10 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (2), Mark (2), Luke (5), Acts (1)

• Matthew 3:5 — Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about (περίχωρος) Jordan,
• Matthew 14:35 — And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about (περίχωρον), and brought unto him all that were diseased;
• Mark 1:28 — And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about (περίχωρον) Galilee.
• Mark 6:55 — And ran through that whole region round about (περίχωρον), and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.
• Luke 3:3 — And he came into all the country about (περίχωρον) Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
• Luke 4:14 — And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about (περιχώρου).
• Luke 4:37 — And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about (περιχώρου).
• Luke 7:17 — And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judæa, and throughout all the region round about (περιχώρῳ).
• Luke 8:37 — Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about (περιχώρου) besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.
• Acts 14:6 — They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about (περίχωρον):