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rē´jun: A “district,†as in modern English. The word “region†is used by English Versions of the Bible interchangeably with “country,†“coasts,†etc., for various Hebrew and Greek terms, but “region round about†is usually in the King James Version and invariably in the Revised Version (British and American) the translation of πεÏιÌχωÏος, perıÌchoÌ„ros, “surrounding country.†For a possible technical use of “region†in and the Revised Version (British and American) . See GALATIA.