Quick Definition
swine
Strong's Definition
a hog
Derivation: of uncertain derivation;
KJV Usage: swine
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
χοῖρος, χοιρου, ὁ, from Homer down, a swine: plural, Mat_7:6; Mat_8:30,(31),32; Mar_5:11-14 Rec.,(16); Luk_8:32; Luk_15:15 f. (Not found in the O. T.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
χοῖρος choiros 12x
pr. a young swine; a swine, hog, or sow, Mat_8:30-32 pig.
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
** χοῖρος , -ου , ὁ ,
[in Sm .: Isa_65:4 ; Isa_66:3 ;]
a swine: pl ., Mat_7:6 ; Mat_8:30-32 , Mar_5:11-13 ; Mar_5:16 , Luk_8:32-33 ; Luk_15:15-16 †
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
χοῖρος [page 689]
a pig : P Tebt I. 190 (early i/B.C.) τιμὴν χοίρου (δραχμαὶ ) η̄ , Chrest. I. 73 .6 (A.D.247 8) an order that πάντας τοὺς χοίρους ἐξελασθῆναι ἀπὸ ἱεροῦ κώμης Τάλμεως , in order that the sacred service may not be disturbed (cf. OGIS 210), P Flor II. 166 .1 ff. (iii. A.D.) τὸν χοῖρον καὶ τὰ δελφάκια ( sucking pigs ) τὰ β̄ καλὰ παράδος Γρηγωρίῳ τῷ μαγείρῳ μου , ἀλλὰ ἤτω ὁ χοῖρος καλός , P Oxy VI. 901 .5 (A.D. 336) ἡμέτεροι χῦροι δύο τὴν ὁρμὴν ποιούμενοι ἐπὶ ἡμέτερον ἔδαφος (cf. Mar. 5:13).
For dim. χοιρίδιον , see P Ryl II. 229 .12 (A.D. 38) περὶ δὲ τῆς τροφῆς τῶν χοιριδίω (ν ), and similarly 19 , P Fay 111 10 (A.D. 95 6) πεζῶι [τὰ χ ]υρίδια ἐλάσαι , to drive the pigs, on foot, ib. 115 .7 (A.D. 101 ) μέλλομεν . . . χυρίδια θύειν εἰς τὰ γενέσια Σαβίνου , we intend to sacrifice pigs on the birthday feast of Sabinus (Edd.), and P Oxy VI. 932 .10 (late ii/A.D.) τὰ χοιρίδια χωρὶς μοῦ μὴ πώλι , do not sell the young pigs without me (Edd.).
The adj. χοίρειος , (flesh) of a pig occurs in P Magd 4 .8 (B.C. 221) πρᾶξαι αὐτοὺς τὴν τιμὴν τ [ῶν χοι ]ρείων .
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
χοῖρος χοῖρος, ὁ, ἡ, "a young pig, porker", Od. , etc.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
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)