χοῖρος choiros · G5519
pig
χοῖρος, -ου, ὁ ; [in Sm.: Isa.65:4 66:3 ; ] ; a swine: pl., Mat.7:6 8:30-32, Mrk.5:11-13, 16, Luk.8:32-33 15:15-16 †; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
χοῖρος, ὁ ; (ἡ []:— young pig, porker (younger than δέλφαξ, []; offered as one of the smaller sacrifices, []; b generally, ={ὗς},{σῦς}, swine, ἤδη δέλφακες, χοῖροι δὲ τοῖσιν ἄλλοις []; 2 pudenda muliebria, frequently in Comedy texts poets, who are always punning on the word and its compounds, [] {χοιρόσακον}, etc.; said to be a Corinthian usage, []; II a fish of the Nile, [] at Title Page (Perh. for ĝhoryo- 'grey', cf. Norse griss 'sucking-pig', OHG grīs 'grey', or[] de[rmacr] 'pig'.)
Where it's used 14 times
Matthew 7:6 · Matthew 8:30 · Matthew 8:31 · Matthew 8:32 · Mark 5:11 · Mark 5:12 · Mark 5:13 · Mark 5:14 · Mark 5:16 · Luke 8:32 · Luke 8:33 · Luke 15:15 · Luke 15:16 … and 1 more
Source: TBESG G5519; TFLSJ G5519
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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