χοῖρος
choiros
“pig”
Definition
a hog
of uncertain derivation;
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
G:N-M
Greek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
χοῖρος appears 13 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.
There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.
Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.
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