Dictionary entry

περιοχή

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

περι-οχή, -ῆς, ἡ

(< περιέχω), [in LXX for מְצוּדָה, מָצוֹר, etc.;]

1. compass, circumference.

2. a portion circumscribed, a section: Ac 8:32.†