to make room for

Greek Verb

χωρέω, -ῶ [in LXX: Gen.13:6 (נָשָׂא), 3Ki.7:26 7:38 (כּוּל hi.), 2Ch.4:5 (חָזַק hi.), Wis.7:23-24, al;] I. Intrans, 1) to make room, give way, retire, pass: before εἰς, Mat.15:17; metaphorically (EV, come), εἰς μετάνοιαν, 2Pe.3:9. 2) to go forward, advance, progress (Plat, Polyb, al.) ὁ λόγος ὁ ἐμὸς οὐ χωρεῖ. ἐν ὑμῖν, Jhn.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: Mrk.2:2 (cf. Ge, l.with), Jhn.21:25; of measures (1Ki, 2Ch, ll. with), Jhn.2:6. Metaphorical, of having or making room in mind or heart: Mat.19:11-12 (EV, receive), 2Co.7:2 (R, txt, open your hearts; mg, make room) (cf. ἀνα, ἀπο, ἐκ, ὑπο-χωρέω). (AS)

to make room for

Greek Verb

χωρ-έω, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; future χωρήσω [Refs 8th c.BC+], and in later Prose, as [Refs 1st c.BC+]; Attic dialect only in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; elsewhere in Trag. and Attic dialect always in middle form, χωρήσομαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist ἐχώρησα, Epic dialect χώρησα, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect κεχώρηκα [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, future χωρηθήσομαι (συγ-) [Refs 2nd c.BC+]aorist ἐχωρήθην (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, [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 [Refs 8th c.BC+] 2) with dative person, give way to one, make way for him, retire before him, οὐδ᾽ ἂν Ἀχιλλῆϊ χωρήσειεν [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+]; χωρῶν 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, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χώρει κάτω go downwards, i.e. beginning from the upper parts of the body, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χ. κύκλῳ [ὁ ποταυός] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁμόσε χ. τισί to join battle, [Refs 5th c.BC+] the night was passing, near an end, [Refs 4th c.BC+]wander about, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also of the menses, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.b) to be in motion or flux, πάντα χωρεῖ [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2) go forward, make progress, τοὔργον οὐ χωρεῖ πρόσω [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χωρεῖ. τὸ πρᾶγμα[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, [NT+5th c.BC+]; also, to be possible, οὐ γάρ οἱ χωρεῖ περιβαλεῖν κτλ. [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 κεχωρηκός a name spread abroad, [Refs] II.5) of money, to be spent, τὰς μὲν δαπάνας χωρεῖν ἐντελεῖς ἐκ τῶν οἴκων, τὰ δὲ ἔργα μὴ τελείσθαι λυσιτελούντως πρὸς τὴν δαπάνην [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) transitive, have room for a thing, hold, contain, frequently of measures, κρητὴρ χωρέων ἀμφορέας ἑξακοσίους [LXX+5th c.BC+]; χωρήσατε ἡμᾶς take us into your hearis! [NT]find room for, [NT]; to be capable of, τὸ Κάτωνος φρόνημα [Refs 1st c.AD+]: with infinitive, to be capable of doing, οὐ χωρεῖ μεγάλην διδαχὴν ἀδίδακτος ἀκούειν (variant for{ἀκουή}) [Refs 1st c.AD+] III.2) impersonal, ὅταν μηκέτι χωρῇ αὐταῖς ἐργαζομέναις [ταῖς μελίτταις] when there is no more room for them, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to be in (give) space, i.e. (intransitively) to pass, enter, or (transitively) to hold, admit (literally or figuratively); come, contain, go, have place, (can, be room to) receive; from g5561 (χώρα)