Quick Definition
περιοχή, ῆς, ἡ n.f. a passage of Scripture
Strong's Definition
a being held around, i.e. (concretely) a passage (of Scripture, as circumscribed)
Derivation: from G4023 (περιέχω);
KJV Usage: place
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, f. | -ῆς | ἔχω
33.10 · Communication · Word, Passage
passage, part of a document, part of Scripture a particular portion or unit of discourse In rendering τόπος[b], περιοχή, or γραφή[a], it is often possible to use a rather general term such as the place or the part. In other instances one may wish to use a term meaning the words. Accordingly, LUK 4:21 may be rendered as ‘these words have come true today as you have heard them being read.’
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
περιοχή, -ῆς, 1], (περιέχω, 4: V-) 5 1. an encompassing, compass, circuit, (Theophr., Diod., Plut., al.). ὩΣ that which is contained ; spec. the contents of any writing, Acts viii. 32 (Cie. ad Attic. 13, 25; Stob. eclog. ethic. p. 164 [ii. p. 541 ed. Gaisford]) [but A. V. place 1. 6. passage; cf. Soph. Lex. s. v.].
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
περιοχή periochē 1x
lit., a compass, circumference, contents; fig., a section, a portion of Scripture, Acts 8:32*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
περι-οχή, -ῆς, ἡ
(< περιέχω), [in LXX for מְצוּדָה, מָצוֹר, etc.;]
compass, circumference.
a portion circumscribed, a section: Ac 8:32.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
περιοχή in the literal sense of ‘‘compass,’’ ‘‘circumference,”’ occurs guva/er in connexion with certain measurements’ of a piece of land in BGU 11. 492 (a.D. 148-9): cf. also the late P Hamb 1. 232° (A.D. 569) μετὰ τῆς καθόλου αὐτοῦ περιοχῆς, “mit allem was dran und drum ist’ (Preisigke). For the use in Ac 883 of a ‘* passage ”’ (of Scripture) see the reff. s.v. περιέχω, and cf. Cic. ad Alt. ΧΙ. 25. 3 ergo ne Tiront guidem dictavi, gut totas περιοχάς persegur solet, sed Spintharo syllabatim. Inthe LXX περιοχή has the meaning ‘‘siege,’’ and sometimes apparently ‘‘ stronghold ’’: see Conybeare and Stock LXX Selections, p. 305.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
περιοχή (periochē) — passage. περιοχ-ή, ἡ, (περιέχω) a containing, enclosing, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
2. compass, circumference, σφαίρας [Refs 1st c.AD+]; opposed to μῆκος, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἡ ἐκτὸς π., of the body, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; κατὰ τὰς τῶν ἐθνῶν π. according to their extent, [Refs]; mass, body, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἀκατάληπτος π., of the world, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
3. generally, compass, extent, ἡ π. τῆς ὅλης περιβολῆς καὶ πράξεως [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; aggregate, [Refs 5th c.AD+]
3. b content of a definition, etc., [Refs 1st c.AD+]
3. c summary, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; σύντομος π. [Refs 5th c.AD+]; periochae, title of summaries of books of Livy.
4. inclusion, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; κατὰ περιοχήν τινος including.., [Refs 1st c.AD+]
II. portion circumscribed or marked off, section of a book, [NT+1st c.BC+]
III. pod, husk, shell, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
III.2. fence, fortification, [LXX]; πόλις περιοχῆς[LXX]
IV. straitness, ={θλῖψις},{συνοχή}, [Refs 9th c.AD+]; especially siege, [LXX]; ἦλθεν πόλις ἐν περιοχῇ[LXX]; ὕδωρ περιοχῆς[LXX]
V. =περιπέτεια, [Refs 9th c.AD+]