05561

@LINK χώρα

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5561. χώρα χώρα, ionic χώρη, ἡ, [= χῶρος] I. the space in which a thing is, Lat. locus, οὐδέ τι πολλὴ χώρη μεσσηγύς Il.; ὀλίγῃ ἐνὶ χώρῃ id=Il.
2. generally, a place, Hom.
3. one's place, position, ἐν χώρῃ ἕζεσθαι Il.; esp. a soldier's post, χώραν λείπειν Thuc.; χώραν λαβεῖν to find one's place, ἕως ἂν χώραν λάβῃ τὰ πράγματα till they are brought into position, into order, Xen.
4. metaph. one's place in life, station, place, position, Ἄρης δ᾽ οὐκ ἐνὶ χώρᾳ the spirit of war is not there, Aesch.; ἐν ἀνδραπόδων or μισθοφόρων χώρᾳ εἶναι to be in the position of slaves or mercenaries, Xen.; ἐν οὐδεμιᾷ χώρᾳ εἶναι to be in no esteem, nullo loco haberi, id=Xen.:—also, κατὰ χώραν (χώρην) εἶναι, ἔχειν to be in one's place, to keep a thing in its place, Hdt., Ar.; κατὰ χ. μένειν to stand one's ground, Hdt., attic
II. land, viz.,
1. a land, country, Lat. regio, Od., Hdt., Trag.
2. a piece of land, an estate, farm, Lat. ager, Xen.
3. the country, opp. to the town, Lat. rus, τὰ ἐκ τῆς χώρας, ὁ ἐκ τῆς χώρας σῖτος Thuc., Xen.

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5561. χώρα cwvra chora {kho'-rah}
feminine of a derivative of the base of 5490 through the idea of empty expanse; room, i.e. a space of territory (more or less extensive; often including its inhabitants):--coast, county, fields, ground, land, region. Compare 5117. see GREEK for 5117 see GREEK for 5490

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5561 cam sam

from an unused root meaning to smell sweet; an aroma:--
sweet (spice).