Quick Definition
χοῖρος, ου, ὁ n.m. swine
Strong's Definition
of uncertain derivation; a hog
KJV Usage: swine
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, m. | -ου
4.36 · Animals · Animals
pig hairy four-legged mammal with hoofs, brown or gray in color; non-ruminant and omnivorous; Sus scrofa; domesticated land animal; unclean, not to be eaten; regarded as an ugly, filthy, and destructive animal and often associated with pagan rituals Though references to pigs in the OT frequently involve very strong connotations of uncleanness and disgust, references in the NT are somewhat more neutral. However, in the story of the Prodigal Son (LUK 15:15) the reference to the task of feeding swine certainly indicates the desperate condition of the younger brother. Some translators have found it necessary to indicate such a fact by a marginal note, since the language into which the translation is being made may reflect a very different cultural attitude from that which occurs in the Scriptures. For example, in certain areas of New Guinea, one who is responsible for taking care of pigs is an individual with relatively high social status.
MAT 7:6 · MAT 8:30 · MAT 8:31 · MAT 8:32 · MRK 5:11 · MRK 5:12 · MRK 5:13 · MRK 5:16 · LUK 8:32 · LUK 8:33 · LUK 15:15 · LUK 15:16
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
χορός, -οὔ, 6, (by metath. fr. dpxos, ὀρχέομαι, [(?); prob. related to χύρτος (Lat. hortus), χρόνος, ete., denoting primarily ‘an enclosure for dancing ’; ef. Curtius § 189), fr. Hom. down, a band (of dancers and singers), a circular dance, a dance, dancing: Lk. xv. 25 (for npn, Ex. xv. 20; Judg. xi. 34, ete.; for Sinn, Lam. v. 15; Ps, cl. 4).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
χοῖρος choiros 12x
pr. a young swine; a swine, hog, or sow, Mt. 8:30, 31, 32
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
** χοῖρος, -ου, ὁ
[in Sm.: Is 65:4 66:3 ;]
a swine: pl., Mt 7:6 8:30-32, Mk 5:11-13, 16, Lk 8:32, 33 15:15, 16 †
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
χοῖρος, “‘a pig”: P Tebt I. 190 (early i/B.c.) τιμὴν χοίρου (δραχμαὶ) ἢ, Chrest. I. 73° (a.p. 247-8) an order that πάντας τοὺς χοίρους ἐξελασθῆναι ἀπὸ ἱεροῦ κώμης Ἰάλμεως, in order that the sacred service may not be disturbed (cf. OG/S 210), P Flor II. 166!* (iii. a.p.) τὸν Χοῖρον καὶ τὰ δελφάκια (‘‘sucking pigs’’) τὰ B καλὰ παράδος Γρηγωρίῳ τῷ μαγείρῳ μου, ἀλλὰ ἤτω ὁ χοῖρος καλός, and P Oxy VI. gor® (a.p. 336) ἡμέτεροι χῦροι δύο τὴν ὁρμὴν ποιούμενοι ἐπὶ ἡμέτερον ἔδαφος (cf. Mk 513). For dim. χοιρίδιον, see P Ryl II. 22013 (a.p. 38) περὶ δὲ τῆς τροφῆς τῶν χοιριδίω(ν), and similarly 13, P Fay 1111 (A.D. 95-6) πεζῶι [τὰ χ]υρίδια ἐλάσαι, ‘to drive the pigs. on foot,” 20. 1157 (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!° (late 1i/A.D.) τὰ χοιρίδια χωρὶς pod μὴ πώλι, ‘do not sell the young pigs without me” (Edd.). The adj. χοίρειος, ‘‘(flesh) of a pig” occurs in P Magd 4" (B.C. 221) πρᾶξαι αὐτοὺς τὴν τιμὴν τ[ῶν χοι]ρείων. , χολάω, ““am angry with’’ c. dat. pers. Jn γ58. For χολόω see Preisigke 4531, an inscr. stating that the defilement of a sacred spot ἕξει τὸν Σέραπιν κεχολωμένον. In Menander *Emtpér. 176 xoAdw occurs in its original sense ‘fam mad.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
χοῖρος (choiros) — pig. χοῖρος, ὁ (ἡ [Refs 6th c.BC+]:— young pig, porker (younger than δέλφαξ, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; offered as one of the smaller sacrifices, [Refs 5th c.BC+] __b generally, ={ὗς},{σῦς}, swine, ἤδη δέλφακες, χοῖροι δὲ τοῖσιν ἄλλοις [NT+5th c.BC+]
2. pudenda muliebria, frequently in Comedy texts poets, who are always punning on the word and its compounds, [Refs 5th c.BC+] {χοιρόσακον}, etc.; said to be a Corinthian usage, [Refs]
II. a fish of the Nile, [Refs 1st c.BC+] at Title Page (Perh. for ĝhoryo- 'grey', cf. Norse griss 'sucking-pig', OHG grīs 'grey', or[Refs 2nd c.AD+] de[rmacr] 'pig'.)