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====== χωρίς ======
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Meaning:
  * Separately
  * Apart from
  * Without
  * Independently of

Adverb or preposition (taking the genitive case) that expressing exclusion or lack of association between two things. Occurs 41 times in the New Testament.

===== Biblical Examples =====

<autott>john_15:5|John 15:5</autott> - "Without me you can do nothing" (ωρὶς ἐμοῦ οὐ δύνασθε ποιεῖν οὐδέν)

<autott>hebrews_9:22|Hebrews 9:22</autott> - "Without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness" (χωρὶς αἱματεκχυσίας οὐ γίνεται ἄφεσις)

<autott>james_2:26|James 2:26</autott> - "Faith without works is dead" (ἡ πίστις χωρὶς ἔργων νεκρά ἐστιν)

<autott>matthew_13:34|Matthew 13:34</autott> - "He said nothing to them without a parable" (χωρὶς παραβολῆς οὐδὲν ἐλάλει αὐτοῖς)

===== Theological Reflection =====

In Scripture, χωρίς often highlights:
  * Human dependence on God ("apart from me you can do nothing")
  * The necessity of means ("without the shedding of blood…")
  * The emptiness of something in isolation ("faith without works…").

It’s a small word, but carries important theological weight, showing that separation from God, from life, or from obedience leads to insufficiency.