Lexical Definition

‎χωρέω‎ chōréō (kho-reh'-o) to make room for ^G:V
from ‎χώρα‎

come, contain, go, have place, (can, be room to) receive.

• to be in (give) space, i.e. (intransitively) to pass, enter, or (transitively) to hold, admit (literally or figuratively)

Abbott-Smith

χωρέω, -ῶ [in LXX: Ge 13:6 (נשׂא), III Ki 7:26*, 38* (כּוּל hi.), II Ch 4:5 (חזק hi.), Wi 7:23, 24, al. ;]
I. Intrans.,
1. to make room, give way, retire, pass: seq. εἰς, Mt 15:17; metaph. (EV, come), εἰς μετάνοιαν, II Pe 3:9.
2. to go forward, advance, progress (Plat., Polyb., al.) ὁ λόγος ὁ ἐμὸς οὐ χωρεῖ. ἐν ὑμῖν, Jo 8:37 (R, txt., hath not free course; R, mg., hath no place, for wh. cf. Field, Notes, 94 f.).
II. Trans., to have space for holding, to hold: Mk 2:2 (cf. Ge, l.c.), Jo 21:25; of measures (III Ki*, II Ch, ll. c.), Jo 2:6. Metaph., of having or making room in mind or heart: Mt 19:11, 12 (EV, receive), II Co 7:2 (R, txt., open your hearts; mg., make room) (cf. ἀνα-, ἀπο-, ἐκ-, ὑπο-χωρέω).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

χωρέω-έω,

[Refs 6th c.BC+]; future χωρέωήσω [Refs 8th c.BC+], and in later Prose, as [Refs 1st c.BC+]; Attic dialect only in [χωρέωήσω [prev. author] 7.72, ἀπο- 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “de Equitum magistro” 6.2, προ- 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.4, προσ- [prev. author] 2.2, συγ- [prev. author] 1.140, etc.)">Refs 5th c.BC+]; elsewhere in Trag. and Attic dialect always in middle form, χωρέωήσομαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist ἐχώρησα, Epic dialect χώρησα, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect κεχώρηκα [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, future χωρέωηθήσομαι (συγ-) [Refs 2nd c.BC+]aorist ἐχωρέωήθην (συν-) [Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect κεχώρηται (παρα-) [Refs 5th c.BC+]: (χῶρος):—make room for another, give way, withdraw, ἐχώρησαν πάλιν αὖτις [Refs 8th c.BC+]; γαῖα ἔνερθε χώρησεν the earth gave way from beneath, i. e. opened, [Refs]; χ. πρύμναν, ={κρούεσθαι πρύμναν}, put back, retire, [χωρέωεῖτε ">Refs 5th c.BC+]begone! [Refs 5th c.BC+]—The uncom pounded word does not occur in [Refs 8th c.BC+] and only future and aorist in [Refs 8th c.BC+] —Construction:

__1 with genitive of things vel loci, χώρησεν τυτθὺν ἐπάλξιος [χωρέωήσουσι 16.629; also νηῶν ἄπο.. ἐχώρησαν προτὶ Ἴλιον 13.724; ἀπὸ κρατερῆς ὑσμίνης χωρέωήσαντες 18.244; ἔξω τῶνδε δωμάτων χωρέωεῖτε 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 180; ἐκ πυλῶν [prev. author] “Th.” 476; ἐκ προαστίου 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 1432. ">Refs 8th c.BC+]
__2 with dative person, give way to one, make way for him, retire before him, οὐδ᾽ ἂν Ἀχιλλῆϊ χωρέωήσειεν [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II after [Refs 8th c.BC+], go forward, advance, τὸ πῦρ.. πρόσω κεχώρηκεν [Refs]; simply, go or come, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; go on one's journey, travel, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χ. πρὸς ἔργον come to action, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χ. πρὸς ἧπαρ go to one's heart, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χωρέωῶν ἀπείλει νῦν go and threaten, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ τοξεύματα ἐχώρει διὰ τῶν ἀσπίδων, of weapons, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ ὕδωρ κατὰ τὰς τάφρους ἐχώρει it went off by.., [χωρέωοῦσι παγαί 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 410 (Lyric poetry), compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 2.4.10 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; χώρει κάτω go downwards, i.e. beginning from the upper parts of the body, [χωρέωοῦντα.. ἀφρόν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 1174 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; χ. κύκλῳ [ὁ ποταυός] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁμόσε χ. τισί to join battle, [χωρέωῆσαι δρόμῳ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.134; χωρέωοῖς ἂν εἴσω 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 1491, “Ph.” 674; χώρει, ξέν᾽, ἔξω [prev. author] “OC” 824: of Time, νὺξ ἐχώρει">Refs 5th c.BC+] the night was passing, near an end, [Refs 4th c.BC+]wander about, [χωρέωέοντα μὴ τῷ πλήθει τεκμαίρεσθαι, ἀλλ᾽ ὡς ἂν χωρέωέῃ οἷα δεῖ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἀφορισμοί” 1.23 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; also of the menses, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.b to be in motion or flux, πάντα χωρέωεῖ [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 go forward, make progress, τοὔργον οὐ χωρέωεῖ πρόσω [χωρέωεῖ τοὔργο; 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 472 (Lyric poetry)">Refs 5th c.BC+]; χωρέωεῖ.. τὸ πρᾶγμα[χωρέωοῦσιν [prev. author] “Nu.” 18; χωρέωεῖ τὸ κακόν [prev. author] “V.” 1483, “Nu.” 907 (both \_anapaest meter\_). ">Refs]
__II.3 come to an issue, turn out in a certain manner, παρὰ σμικρὰ.. κεχώρηκε have come to little, of the event of oracles, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κακῶς χ. turn out ill, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: frequently absolutely, advance, succeed, [χωρέωηκότα.. Ῥωμαίοις 1st c.AD: Onosander (Onasander) Tacticus “Praef.” 8; τὰ πράγματα χωρέωεῖ κατὰ λόγον 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 28.17.12; ὁ λόγος ὁ ἐμὸς οὐ χωρέωεῖ ἐν ὑμῖν NT.John.8.37 (unless in signification 111. below)">NT+5th c.BC+]; also, to be possible, οὐ γάρ οἱ χωρέωεῖ περιβαλεῖν κτλ. [χωρέωεῖ). ">Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.4 to be spread abroad, ἡ φάτις κεχώρηκε a report spread, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; διὰ πάντων οὕτως ἐχώρει τίς ἕψετα;” [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὄνομα δόξῃ διὰ πάντων ἀνθρώπων κεχωρέωηκός a name spread abroad, [Refs]
__II.5 of money, to be spent, τὰς μὲν δαπάνας χωρέωεῖν ἐντελεῖς ἐκ τῶν οἴκων, τὰ δὲ ἔργα μὴ τελείσθαι λυσιτελούντως πρὸς τὴν δαπάνην [χωρέωήσει εἰς ἃ ἂν ὁ δῆμος θελήσῃ “IG” 5(1).18 B 6 (from Sparta), compare 1432.4 (Messene, 1st c.BC-1st c.AD). ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III transitive, have room for a thing, hold, contain, frequently of measures, κρητὴρ χωρέωέων ἀμφορέας ἑξακοσίους [χωρέωοῦντ᾽ οὐδὲ κόγχην 5th c.BC: Pherecrates Comicus 143.3 (troch.); κοτύλας χ. δέκα 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Kol.fragment” 2, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Diphilus Comicus 96, etc.">LXX+5th c.BC+]; χωρέωήσατε ἡμᾶς take us into your hearis! [χωρέωοῦσι τὸν λόγον τοῦτον ">NT]find room for.., [NT]; to be capable of, τὸ Κάτωνος φρόνημα [Refs 1st c.AD+]: with infinitive, to be capable of doing, οὐ χωρέωεῖ μεγάλην διδαχὴν ἀδίδακτος ἀκούειν (variant for{ἀκουή}) [χωρέωήσατε αἰτεῖσθαι “IG” 7.2713.11 (Acraeph., Oratio Neronis). ">Refs 1st c.AD+]
__III.2 impersonal, ὅταν μηκέτι χωρέωῇ αὐταῖς ἐργαζομέναις [ταῖς μελίτταις] when there is no more room for them, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: John.8.37 ☩ LXX.Gen.13.6 ☩ 2Cor.7.2 ☩ Matt.19.11 ☩ John.8.37}