ὅριον horion

Greek word for “region” · Strong’s G3725 · used 12 times in 11 verses

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Meaning

ὅριον, -ου, τό; (ὅρος, a boundary); a boundary, bound; chiefly in pl., and so always in NT: 4:13 8:34 15:22, 39 19:1, 7:24, 31 10:1.†;

How it is translated

Glosses given for horion in context, with how often each is used:

• region 10
• vicinity 1
• district 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 15 (2), Mark 7 (2), Matthew 2 (1), Matthew 4 (1), Matthew 8 (1), Matthew 19 (1), Mark 5 (1), Mark 10 (1), Acts 13 (1)

Forms

• ὁρίων 6
• ὅρια 4
• ὁρίοις 2

Words used with it

Words that share verses with horion more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• Τύρος Turos “Tyre” 2
• Ἰορδάνης Iordanēs “Jordan” 2
• πέραν peran “other side” 2
• ἐκεῖθεν ekeithen “from there” 2
• ἐξέρχομαι exerchomai “to go out” 3
• Ἰουδαία Ioudaia “Judea” 2
• Γαλιλαία Galilaia “Galilee” 2
• παρακαλέω parakaleō “to plead/comfort” 2
• ἀνίστημι anistēmi “to arise” 2
• ἀπέρχομαι aperchomai “to go away” 2
• πάλιν palin “again” 2
• πόλις polis “city” 2

Key verses

The verses using horion that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 2:16 — Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all…
• Matthew 4:13 — And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
• Matthew 8:34 — And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.
• Matthew 15:22 — And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously…
• Matthew 15:39 — And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.
• Matthew 19:1 — And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan;
• Mark 5:17 — And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
• Mark 7:24 — And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid.
• Mark 7:31 — And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.
• Mark 10:1 — And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judæa by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he…
• Acts 13:50 — But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.