Tópos — G5117

G5117 · Greek — τόπος

Pronunciation: top'-os

Definition

masculine noun

a spot (general in space, but limited by occupancy; whereas

  1. properly, any portion of space marked off, as it were, from surrounding, space
    1. an inhabited place, as a city, village, district
    2. a place (passage) in a book
  2. metaphorically
    1. the condition or station held by one in any company or assembly
    2. opportunity, power, occasion for acting

Usually translated as

place, room, plain, where, coast, licence, quarter, rock

Origin

apparently a primary word

Occurrences

Tópos occurs 92 times in 88 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (9), Mark (8), Luke (19), John (16), Acts (16), Romans (3), 1 Corinthians (2), 2 Corinthians (1), Ephesians (1), 1 Thessalonians (1), 1 Timothy (1), Hebrews (3), 2 Peter (1), Revelation (7)

Strong's Lexicon — T