Original: χώρα

Transliteration: chṓra

Phonetic: kho'-rah

Short Definition: Coast

- Original: χώρα

- Transliteration: Chora

- Phonetic: kho'-rah

- Definition:

1. the space lying between two places or limits

2. a region or country i.e. a tract of land

a. the (rural) region surrounding a city or village, the country

b. the region with towns and villages which surround a metropolis

3. land which is ploughed or cultivated, ground

- Origin: from a derivative of the base of G5490 through the idea of empty expanse

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine

- Strong's: Feminine of a derivative of the base of G5490 through the idea of empty expanse; room that is a space of territory (more or less extensive; often including its inhabitants): - coast county fields grounds land region. Compare G5117.