Greek · G5117 · unreviewed

τόπος

Place

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τόπος G5117

Pronunciation tópos

What does τόπος (tópos) mean in the Bible?

τόπος (tópos) is a Greek word meaning "place". τόπος, -ου, ὁ, [in LXX chiefly for מָקוֹם ;] place: Luk.

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Meaning

place

Extended definition

A specific portion of space viewed as occupied or appropriated to something definite.

place: Luk.4:37 10:1, 32 Jhn.5:13 6:10, Act.12:17, 1Co.1:2, al.; τ. ἅγιος (cf. Isa.60:13), Mat.24:15; ἔρημος, Mat.14:13, al.; πεδινός, Luk.6:17; ἄνυδρος (pl.), Mat.12:43, Luk.11:24; κατὰ τόπος (BV, in divers places), Mat.24:7, Mrk.13:8; τραχεῖς τ., Act.27:29; τ. διθάλασσος (which see), ib. 41; ἑτοιμάζειν τ., Jhn.14:2, 3; ἔχειν, Rev.12:6; διδόναι, Luk.14:9; with genitive defin., τ. βασάνου, Luk.16:28; τ. καταπαύσεως, Act.7:49; κρανίου, Mat.27:33, Mrk.15:22, Jhn.19:17; before οὗ, Rom.9:26; ὅπου, Mat.28:6, Mrk.16:6, Jhn.4:20 6:23 10:40 11:30 19:41; ἐν ᾧ, Jhn.11:6; ἐφ ̓ ᾧ, Act.7:33; of a place which a person or thing occupies, Rev.2:5 6:14 12:8; τ. μαχαίρας, Mat.26:52; ὁ ἴδιος τ., Act.1:25; of a place in a book, Luk.4:17 (cf. Clem. Rom., I Co., 8, 4). Metaphorical, of condition, station, occasion, opportunity or power: Act.25:16, Rom.12:19 15:23, Eph.4:27 (cf. Sir.38:12).

Synonymsχώρα (extensive), region; χωρίον (enclosed), a piece of ground. τ. is "a portion of space viewed in reference to its occupancy, or as appropriated to a thing " (Grimm-Thayer, see word).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 14:15 · Matt 27:33 · Mark 6:11 · Mark 6:35 · Mark 15:22 · Mark 16:6 · Luke 2:7 · Luke 14:22 · John 4:20 · John 19:20 · Acts 4:31 · Acts 7:33 · Acts 7:49 · Heb 8:7 · Rev 12:8 · Rev 20:11 16×

Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 14:35 · Luke 6:17 · Luke 22:40 · John 6:23 · Acts 6:13 · Acts 21:28 · Rev 2:5 7×

Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 12:43 · Luke 11:24 · Rev 6:14 3×

Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 24:15 · Luke 9:12 · Luke 11:1 · John 5:13 · John 6:10 · John 11:6 · John 11:30 · John 19:41 · Acts 7:7 · Rom 9:26 · 1 Cor 1:2 · 2 Cor 2:14 · 1 Thess 1:8 · 1 Tim 2:8 · 2 Pet 1:19 15×

Dative · Plural · Masculine Mark 1:45 · Acts 16:3 2×

Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 14:13 · Matt 26:52 · Matt 27:33 · Matt 28:6 · Mark 1:35 · Mark 6:31 · Mark 6:32 · Mark 15:22 · Luke 4:17 · Luke 4:37 · Luke 4:42 · Luke 10:1 · Luke 10:32 · Luke 14:9 · Luke 14:10 · Luke 16:28 46×

Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 24:7 · Mark 13:8 · Luke 21:11 · Acts 27:2 · Acts 27:29 5×

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses

Luke 14:9 place tópos Accusative · Singular · Masculine

Physical position or seat occupied by someone at a meal or gathering

Luke 16:28 place tópos Accusative · Singular · Masculine

Specific location or condition associated with torment and suffering

Ephesians 4:27 place tópos

Metaphorical opportunity or opening given to evil through human conduct

Luke 11:24 places tópos Genitive · Plural · Masculine

Unoccupied or empty locations where a spirit wanders seeking rest

Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 14 — The Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Father Revealed in the Son, and the Promise of the Spirit John 19 — The Crucified King: Behold the Man, Behold Your King, It Is Finished, and the Pierced Son Mark 16 — He Has Risen: The Empty Tomb, the Angelic Announcement, Galilee Promise, and Trembling Witness Mark 6 — Rejected Prophet, Sending Lord, Wilderness Shepherd, and Divine Son on the Sea Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear Matthew 24 — The Olivet Discourse: Temple Desolation, Coming Judgment, the Son of Man, and Watchful Readiness

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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