country
chora denotes a geographic expanse—especially a named region or countryside—and can also denote cultivated land or fields.
The term most often identifies a geographic territory or countryside, whether a named area, a place of travel, or a district outside a city. In a smaller set of agricultural clauses, it denotes land or fields in relation to harvest, produce, and workers.
Senses in use
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Geographic territory, region, or countryside · dominant
Across travel and location clauses, the noun identifies an expanse associated with a people or place: in Acts 16:6 the APB renders passage through “the country of Phrygia and Galatia,” while Acts 26:20 places proclamation throughout “the region of Judea.” It also marks destination or setting in Matthew 2:12, Luke 8:26, and John 11:54, and Luke 21:21 distinguishes those in the surrounding “country districts” from those within Judea.
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Cultivated land and fields · occasional
In agricultural settings, the noun concerns land used for produce or labor. In Luke 12:16 the APB renders the clause “The land of a certain rich man produced abundantly”; in John 4:35 it renders “look at the fields,” and James 5:4 speaks of workers who “mowed your fields.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously uses “country,” “region,” “countryside,” “country districts,” “land,” and “fields” in these verses. These renderings confirm the clauses’ geographic or agricultural settings rather than establishing a separate English equivalent in every instance.