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τόπος

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greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine94 occurrences14 books89 verses

Definition

τόπος, -ου, ὁ,

[in LXX chiefly for מָקוֹם ;]

place: Luke 4:37; 10:1, 32, John 5:13; 6:10, Acts 12:17, 1 Corinthians 1:2, al.; τ. ἅγιος (cf. Isaiah 60:13), Matthew 24:15; ἔρημος, Matthew 14:13, al.; πεδινός, Luke 6:17; ἄνυδρος (pl.), Matthew 12:43, Luke 11:24; κατὰ τόπος (BV, in divers places), Matthew 24:7, Mark 13:8; τραχεῖς τ., Acts 27:29; τ. διθάλασσος (which see), ib. 41; ἑτοιμάζειν τ., John 14:2, 3; ἔχειν, Revelation 12:6; διδόναι, Luke 14:9; with genitive defin., τ. βασάνου, Luke 16:28; τ. καταπαύσεως, Acts 7:49; κρανίου, Matthew 27:33, Mark 15:22, John 19:17; before οὗ, Romans 9:26; ὅπου, Matthew 28:6, Mark 16:6, John 4:20; 6:23; 10:40; 11:30; 19:41; ἐν ᾧ, John 11:6; ἐφ ̓ ᾧ, Acts 7:33; of a place which a person or thing occupies, Revelation 2:5; 6:14; 12:8; τ. μαχαίρας, Matthew 26:52; ὁ ἴδιος τ., Acts 1:25; of a place in a book, Luke 4:17 (cf. Clem. Rom., I Co., 8, 4). Metaphorical, of condition, station, occasion, opportunity or power: Acts 25:16, Romans 12:19; 15:23, Ephesians 4:27 (cf. Sir.38.12).

Synonyms: χώρα (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).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as τόπος:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

94 total
  1. John 19:13τόπον · a place
    When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat on the judgment seat at a place called the Stone Pavement, which in Hebrew is Gabbatha.
  2. John 19:17τόπον · [The] Place
    Carrying His own cross, He went out to The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.
  3. John 19:20τόπος · place
    Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.
  4. John 19:41τόπῳ · place
    Now there was a garden in the place where Jesus was crucified, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.
  5. John 20:7τόπον · separate
    The cloth that had been around Jesus’ head was rolled up, lying separate from the linen cloths.
  6. Acts 1:25τόπον; τόπον · place
    …to take up this ministry and apostleship, which Judas abandoned to go to his rightful place.”
  7. Acts 4:31τόπος · place
    After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
  8. Acts 6:13τόπου · place
    …where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.
  9. Acts 6:14τόπον · place
    For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
  10. Acts 7:7τόπῳ · place
    ‘But I will punish the nation that enslaves them,’ God said, ‘and afterward they will come forth and worship Me in this place.’
  11. Acts 7:33τόπος · place
    Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.
  12. Acts 7:49τόπος · place
    ‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be?
  13. Acts 12:17τόπον · place
    Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.
  14. Acts 16:3τόποις · area
    Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
  15. Acts 21:28τόπου · place; τόπον · place
    …crying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.”
  16. Acts 25:16τόπον · [an] opportunity
    I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.
  17. Acts 27:2τόπους · ports
    We boarded an Adramyttian ship about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.
  18. Acts 27:8τόπον · place
    After we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
  19. Acts 27:29τόπους
    Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.
  20. Acts 27:41τόπον · a sandbar
    But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves.
  21. Acts 28:7τόπον
    Nearby stood an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.
  22. Romans 9:26τόπῳ · very place
    …and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’”
  23. Romans 12:19τόπον · room
    Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
  24. Romans 15:23τόπον · opportunities
    But now that there are no further opportunities for me in these regions, and since I have longed for many years to visit you,
  25. 1 Corinthians 1:2τόπῳ · everywhere
    To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:
  26. 1 Corinthians 14:16τόπον
    Otherwise, if you speak a blessing in spirit, how can someone who is uninstructed say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?
  27. 2 Corinthians 2:14τόπῳ · everywhere
    But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.
  28. Ephesians 4:27τόπον · a foothold
    …and do not give the devil a foothold.
  29. 1 Thessalonians 1:8τόπῳ · place
    For not only did the message of the Lord ring out from you to Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone out to every place, so that we have no need to say anything more.
  30. 1 Timothy 2:8τόπῳ · everywhere
    Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.
  31. Hebrews 8:7τόπος · place
    For if that first covenant had been without fault, no place would have been sought for a second.
  32. Hebrews 11:8τόπον · a place
    By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.
  33. Hebrews 12:17τόπον · ground
    For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.
  34. 2 Peter 1:19τόπῳ · place
    We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
  35. Revelation 2:5τόπου · place
    Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
  36. Revelation 6:14τόπων · place
    The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.
  37. Revelation 12:6τόπον · a place
    And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place for her to be nourished for 1,260 days.
  38. Revelation 12:8τόπος · [was] any place
    But the dragon was not strong enough, and no longer was any place found in heaven for him and his angels.
  39. Revelation 12:14τόπον · place
    But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle to fly from the presence of the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.
  40. Revelation 16:16τόπον · place
    And they assembled the kings in the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.
  41. Revelation 18:17τόπον
    For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance
  42. Revelation 20:11τόπος · place
    Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.