χωρέω chōreō · G5562

to make room for

χωρέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX: Gen.13:6 (נָשָׂא), 3Ki.7:26 7:38 (כּוּל hi.), 2Ch.4:5 (חָזַק hi.), Wis.7:23-24, al. ; ] ; I. Intrans., ; 1. to make room, give way, retire, pass: before εἰς, Mat.15:17; metaphorically (EV, come), εἰς μετάνοιαν, 2Pe.3:9. ; 2. to go forward, advance, progress (Plat., Polyb., al.) ὁ λόγος ὁ ἐμὸς οὐ χωρεῖ. ἐν ὑμῖν, Jhn.8:37 (R, txt., hath not free course; R, mg., hath no place, for WH. cf. Field, Notes, 94 f.). ; II. Trans., to have space for holding, to hold: Mrk.2:2 (cf. Ge, l.with), Jhn.21:25; of measures (1Ki, 2Ch, ll. with), Jhn.2:6. Metaphorical, of having or making room in mind or heart: Mat.19:11-12 (EV, receive), 2Co.7:2 (R, txt., open your hearts; mg., make room) …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

χωρ-έω, ; []; future χωρήσω [], and in later Prose, as []; Attic dialect only in []; elsewhere in Trag. and Attic dialect always in middle form, χωρήσομαι, []aorist ἐχώρησα, Epic dialect χώρησα, []: perfect κεχώρηκα [] —passive, future χωρηθήσομαι (συγ-) []aorist ἐχωρήθην (συν-) []perfect κεχώρηται (παρα-) []: (χῶρος):—make room for another, give way, withdraw, ἐχώρησαν πάλιν αὖτις []; γαῖα ἔνερθε χώρησεν the earth gave way from beneath, i. e. opened, []; χ. πρύμναν, ={κρούεσθαι πρύμναν}, put …

Where it's used 10 times

Matthew 15:17 · Matthew 19:11 · Matthew 19:12 · Mark 2:2 · John 2:6 · John 8:37 · John 21:25 · 2 Corinthians 7:2 · 2 Peter 3:9 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G5562; TFLSJ G5562

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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