Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
pig
Usage: χοῖρος, -ου, ὁ [in Sm.: Isa.65:4 66:3 ;] a swine: pl., Mat.7:6 8:30-32, Mrk.5:11-13, 16, Luk.8:32-33 15:15-16 † (AS)
Strong's Number
G5519
Language
Greek
Linked Usages
13
Books
3
Strong's G5519 Quick Answer
Strong's G5519 χοῖρος (choiros) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. choiros (khoy`-ros) n. 1. a hog [of uncertain derivation] It has 13 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include swine. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament.
- Meaning
- choiros (khoy`-ros) n. 1. a hog [of uncertain derivation]
- Usage
- 13 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- New Testament
- Usage Words
- swine
Meaning and Definition
choiros (khoy`-ros) n. 1. a hog [of uncertain derivation] KJV: swine
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5519. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's G5519 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render choiros, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
swine
Matthew 7:6
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How Strong's G5519 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is New Testament with 13 linked usages.
Strong's G5519 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's G5519 in the New Testament
13 indexed usages in New Testament.
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
Usage Excerpts
First 13 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5519.
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.
And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.
And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.
Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.
And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5519, grouped by book.
Matthew 4 usages, New Testament
Luke 4 usages, New Testament
Strong's G5519 FAQ
What does choiros (χοῖρος) mean?
Choiros (Strong's G5519) is a Greek word most simply glossed "swine". choiros (khoy`-ros) n. 1. a hog [of uncertain derivation]
How many times is choiros (χοῖρος) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 13 linked usages for Strong's G5519 across 3 books.
Where can I study choiros (χοῖρος) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5519 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament.
What English words translate choiros (χοῖρος)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as swine. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.