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τόπος
tópos · Greek · Strong's G5117 · 95 occurrences
What it means
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;
How the KJV renders it
coast, licence, place, x plain, quarter, room, where
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
Questions this word decides
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- Is purgatory taught in scripture?
- Is 1 Enoch inspired or canonical scripture?
- What does 1 Timothy 2:12 mean about women teaching?
- What does 2 Timothy 3:16 mean that scripture is 'God-breathed'?
- Is hell eternal conscious torment or annihilation?
Where it appears
95 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.