topos denotes a location or setting, and can also mark an available position, room, or opportunity.

The term most often identifies a concrete location: a destination, gathering site, geographic setting, or named locality. In several clauses it extends to an available slot or assigned position, including a ministry role, seating space, room, and an opportunity.

1. Concrete location or setting · dominant

   The singular forms identify particular locations in action or description: in Acts 27:8 the APB renders the clause "we came to a certain place called Fair Havens," while in Acts 4:31 the nominative τόπος is the location where the group had assembled. The same use marks a destination or setting in John 10:40, Luke 10:1, John 19:17, and 2 Peter 1:19, where the APB renders "a dingy place."

   Acts 27:8Acts 4:31John 10:40Luke 10:1John 19:172 Peter 1:19
2. Available position, room, or opportunity · common

   In Acts 1:25, accusative singular τόπον occurs in the request to take the position of ministry and apostleship; in 1 Corinthians 14:16 it identifies the position filled by the unlearned person. The clause also marks space or an opening: the APB renders "there is still room" in Luke 14:22, "opportunity" in Ephesians 4:27, and "no place for repentance" in Hebrews 12:17.

   Acts 1:251 Corinthians 14:16Luke 14:22Ephesians 4:27Hebrews 12:17Hebrews 8:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term with "place" for a location or setting, as in Acts 27:8 and John 10:40. In clauses about capacity or role it varies with "room" and "opportunity,".