χώρα

Alternative formsEdit

• χώρη (khōrē) (Ionic)

EtymologyEdit

Uncertain. No apparent cognates outside of Greek.

PronunciationEdit

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /kʰɔ͜ɔ́ra͜a/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /kʰóːraː/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /xóra/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /xóra/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /xóɾa/

NounEdit

χώρα • (khōra) (genitive χώρας) f, first declension

1. location, place, spot (see Latin locus)
2. the proper place
3. one's place in life
4. piece of land: tract, land, field
5. country (opposite town), countryside
6. country, nation

InflectionEdit

ReferencesEdit

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G5561

NounEdit

χώρα • (chóra) f,  plural: χώρες (chóres)

1. (geography) country (the state or its people)
2. (geography) main town

DeclensionEdit

See alsoEdit

• πατρίδα f (patrída, “homeland”)
• χωριό n (chorió, “village”)