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πορεύω

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Definition

πορεύω,

(πόρος, a ford, a passage), [in LXX chiefly for הלךְ ;]

in cl. (the act. becomes obsolete in late Gk.; see M, Pr., 162), to cause to go over, carry, convey. Mid. (always in LXX and NT), ־ομαι, to go, proceed, go on one's way: with accusative, ὁδόν, Acts 8:39; before ἐκεῖθεν, Matthew 19:15; ἐντεῦθεν, Luke 13:31; ἀπό, Matthew 25:41, Luke 4:42; εἰς, Matthew 2:20, Mark 16:12, Luke 1:39, John 7:35, al; εἰς εἰρήνην (cf. 1 Kings 1:17). Luke 7:50; ἐν εἰρήνῃ, Acts 16:36; ἐπί, with accusative, Matthew 22:9, Acts 25:12, al; ἕως, Acts 23:23; οὗ, Luke 24:28, 1 Corinthians 16:6; πρός, with accusative of person(s), Matthew 25:9, Luke 11:5, al.; κατὰ τ. ὁδόν, Acts 8:36; διά, with genitive, Matthew 12:1, Mark 9:30; with inf., Luke 2:3, John 14:2; σύν, Luke 7:6, al.; ἵνα, John 11:11; absol., Matthew 2:9, Luke 7:8, John 4:50, Acts 5:20, al.; ptcp., πορευθείς (on the pass. form of the aor., see M, Pr., 161f.), redundant (as in Heb. and Aram.; V. M, Pr., 231; Dalman, Words, 21), Matthew 2:8, Luke 7:22, al. Metaphorical (cf. Soph., O.T., 884; Xen., Cyr., 2, 2, 24, al),

(a) like οἴχομαι in cl., as euphemism for θνήσκω (so הלךְ in Genesis 15:2); Luke 22:22 and perh. Luke 13:33 (see Field, Notes, 66);

(b) in ethical sense (Deuteronomy 19:9, Psalm 14:2, al; cf. M, Pr., 11.2; Kennedy, Sources, 107): before ἐν, Luke 1:6, 1 Peter 4:3, 2 Peter 2:19; κατά, with accusative, 2 Peter 3:3, Jude 16, 18; with dative (Bl, §38, 3), Acts 9:31; 14:16, Jude 11;

(with) of disciples or partisans ( Judges 2:12, 1 Kings 11:10, Sir.46.10): before ὀπίσω, with genitive of person(s), Luke 21:8 (cf. δια-, εἰς-, (-μαι), ἐκ- (-μαι), ἐν- (-μαι), ἐπι- (-μαι), παρα- (-μαι), προ-, προσ- (-μαι), συν- (-μαι)).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as πορεύω:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

153 total
  1. Acts 1:11πορευόμενον · go
    “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”
  2. Acts 1:25πορευθῆναι · to go
    …to take up this ministry and apostleship, which Judas abandoned to go to his rightful place.”
  3. Acts 5:20Πορεύεσθε · Go
    “Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”
  4. Acts 5:41ἐπορεύοντο · left
    The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.
  5. Acts 8:26πορεύου · go
    Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
  6. Acts 8:27ἐπορεύθη · on his way
    So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship,
  7. Acts 8:36ἐπορεύοντο · they traveled
    As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?”
  8. Acts 8:39ἐπορεύετο · went
    When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.
  9. Acts 9:3πορεύεσθαι · his journey
    As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
  10. Acts 9:11πορεύθητι · Go
    “Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.
  11. Acts 9:15Πορεύου · Go
    “Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
  12. Acts 9:31πορευομένη · living
    Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
  13. Acts 10:20πορεύου · accompany
    So get up! Go downstairs and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them.”
  14. Acts 12:17ἐπορεύθη
    Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.
  15. Acts 14:16πορεύεσθαι · go
    In past generations, He let all nations go their own way.
  16. Acts 16:7πορευθῆναι · to enter
    And when they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them.
  17. Acts 16:16πορευομένων · were going
    One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.
  18. Acts 16:36πορεύεσθε · you may go on your way
    The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.”
  19. Acts 17:14πορεύεσθαι · to
    The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.
  20. Acts 18:6πορεύσομαι · I will go
    But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
  21. Acts 19:21πορεύεσθαι · to go
    After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”
  22. Acts 20:1πορεύεσθαι · for
    When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples. And after encouraging them, he said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia.
  23. Acts 20:22πορεύομαι · am going
    And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.
  24. Acts 21:5ἐπορευόμεθα · on our journey
    But when our time there had ended, we set out on our journey. All the disciples, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to pray with us.
  25. Acts 22:5ἐπορευόμην · [and] I was on my way
    …as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.
  26. Acts 22:6πορευομένῳ
    About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.
  27. Acts 22:10πορεύου · [and] go
    Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.’
  28. Acts 22:21Πορεύου · Go
    Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
  29. Acts 23:23πορευθῶσιν · go
    Then he called two of his centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night.
  30. Acts 24:25πορεύου · You may go
    As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”
  31. Acts 25:12πορεύσῃ · you will go
    Then Festus conferred with his council and replied, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!”
  32. Acts 25:20πορεύεσθαι · to go
    Since I was at a loss as to how to investigate these matters, I asked if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there on these charges.
  33. Acts 26:12πορευόμενος · I was on my way
    In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.
  34. Acts 26:13πορευομένους
    About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.
  35. Acts 27:3πορευθέντι · to visit
    The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care.
  36. Acts 28:26Πορεύθητι · Go
    ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”
  37. Romans 15:24πορεύωμαι · my way
    I hope to see you on my way to Spain. And after I have enjoyed your company for a while, you can equip me for my journey.
  38. Romans 15:25πορεύομαι · I am on my way
    Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem to serve the saints there.
  39. 1 Corinthians 10:27πορεύεσθαι · to go
    If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat anything set before you without raising questions of conscience.
  40. 1 Corinthians 16:4πορεύεσθαι · to go {also}; πορεύσονται · they can travel
    And if it is advisable for me to go also, they can travel with me.
  41. 1 Corinthians 16:6πορεύωμαι · I go
    Perhaps I will stay with you awhile, or even spend the winter, so that you can help me on my journey, wherever I go.
  42. 1 Timothy 1:3πορευόμενος · on my departure
    As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines
  43. 2 Timothy 4:10ἐπορεύθη · gone
    …because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
  44. James 4:13πορευσόμεθα · we will go
    Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.”
  45. 1 Peter 3:19πορευθεὶς · He also went
    …in whom He also went and preached to the spirits in prison
  46. 1 Peter 3:22πορευθεὶς · has gone
    …who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.
  47. 1 Peter 4:3πεπορευμένους · living
    For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.
  48. 2 Peter 2:10πορευομένους · indulge
    Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.
  49. 2 Peter 3:3πορευόμενοι · [and] following
    Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.