"can function as an improper prep., apart, Jn. 20:7; apart from, parted from, Jn. 15:5; Jas. 2:18, 20, 26; alien from, Eph. 2:12; apart from, on a distinct footing from, 1 Cor. 11:11; apart from, distinct from, without the intervention of, Rom. 3:21, 28; 4:6; apart from the compan..."
Definition and meaning
can function as an improper prep., apart, Jn. 20:7; apart from, parted from, Jn. 15:5; Jas. 2:18, 20, 26; alien from, Eph. 2:12; apart from, on a distinct footing from, 1 Cor. 11:11; apart from, distinct from, without the intervention of, Rom. 3:21, 28; 4:6; apart from the company of, independently of, 1 Cor. 4:8; Heb. 11:40 without the presence of, Heb. 9:28; without the agency of, Jn. 1:3; Rom. 10:14; without the employment of, Mt. 13:34; Mk. 4:34; Heb. 7:20, 21; 9:7, 18, 22; without, Lk. 6:49; Phil. 2:14; 1 Tim. 2:8; 5:21; Phlm. 14; Heb. 10:28; 11:6; 12:8, 14; clear from, Heb. 7:7; irrespectively of, Rom. 7:8, 9; without reckoning, besides, Mt. 14:21; 15:38; 2 Cor. 11:28; with the exception of, Heb. 4:15
In the original Greek the word is written: χωρίς
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of choris (G5565) across the King James Bible.
All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.
And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.
But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
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Common questions
Strong's G5565 (choris) is a Greek word that means: can function as an improper prep., apart, Jn. 20:7; apart from, parted from, Jn. 15:5; Jas. 2:18, 20, 26; alien from, Eph. 2:12; apart from, on a distinct footing from, 1 Cor. 11:11; apart from, disti... It appears 36 times in the King James Bible.
The word choris (G5565) appears 36 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5565 is choris, a Greek word defined as: can function as an improper prep., apart, Jn. 20:7; apart from, parted from, Jn. 15:5; Jas. 2:18, 20, 26; alien from, Eph. 2:12; apart from, on a dist. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
choris is a Greek word found in the New Testament.