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GreekG5117Noun (Masculine)

τόπος

topos

90Occurrences
G5117Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a spot (general in space, but limited by occupancy; whereas G5561 (χώρα) is a large but participle locality), i.e. location (as a position, home, tract, etc.); figuratively, condition, opportunity; specially, a scabbard

apparently a primary word;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
place: ἅγιος; ἔρημος, πεδινός; *ἄνυδρος *(pl.),; *κατὰ τόπος *(BV, in divers places),; τραχεῖς τ.; *διθάλασσος *(which see); ἑτοιμάζειν τ.; ἔχειν; διδόναι., βασάνου; καταπαύσεως; κρανίου,; ὅπου,; ἐν ᾧ; *ἐφ *̓ ᾧ; of a place which a person or thing occupies ; μαχαίρας; ὁ ἴδιος τ.; of a place in a book. Metaphorical, of condition, station, occasion, opportunity or power.
Synonyms
*χώρα *(extensive), region; *χωρίον *(enclosed), a piece of ground. is "a portion of space viewed in reference to its occupancy, or as appropriated to a thing " (Grimm-Thayer, ).
LXX: chiefly for מָקוֹם

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

τόπος appears 90 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
19
Acts
16
John
16
Matthew
9
Mark
9
Revelation
8
Hebrews
3
Romans
3

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 1:2BSB

To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

Acts 6:14BSB

For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”

John 19:41BSB

Now there was a garden in the place where Jesus was crucified, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.

Luke 23:33BSB

When they came to the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on His right and the other on His left.

Mark 13:8BSB

Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.