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πορεύω — to travel · Greek word G4198

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πορεύωporeuō
to travel
Greek · G4198 · 724 occurrences · 672 references

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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, Act.8:39; before ἐκεῖθεν, Mat.19:15; ἐντεῦθεν, Luk.13:31; ἀπό, Mat.25:41, Luk.4:42; εἰς, Mat.2:20, Mrk.16:12, Luk.1:39, Jhn.7:35, al; εἰς εἰρήνην (cf. 1Ki.1:17). Luk.7:50; ἐν εἰρήνῃ, Act.16:36; ἐπί, with accusative, Mat.22:9, Act.25:12, al; ἕως, Act.23:23; οὗ, Luk.24:28, 1Co.16:6; πρός, with accusative of person(s), Mat.25:9, Luk.11:5, al.; κατὰ τ. ὁδόν, Act.8:36; διά, with genitive, Mat.12:1, Mrk.9:30; with inf., Luk.2:3, Jhn.14:2; σύν, Luk.7:6, al.; ἵνα, Jhn.11:11; absol., Mat.2:9, Luk.7:8, Jhn.4:50, Act.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), Mat.2:8, Luk.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 Gen.15:2); Luk.22:22 and perh. also 13:33 (see Field, Notes, 66);
__(b) in ethical sense (Deu.19:9, Psa.14:2, al; cf. M, Pr., 11.2; Kennedy, Sources, 107): before ἐν, Luk.1:6, 1Pe.4:3, 2Pe.2:19; κατά, with accusative, 2Pe.3:3, Ju 16, 18; with dative (Bl, §38, 3), Act.9:31 14:16, Ju 11;
__(with) of disciples or partisans ( Jdg.2:12, 3Ki.11:10, Sir.46:10): before ὀπίσω, with genitive of person(s), Luk.21:8 (cf. δια-, εἰς-, (-μαι), ἐκ- (-μαι), ἐν- (-μαι), ἐπι- (-μαι), παρα- (-μαι), προ-, προσ- (-μαι), συν- (-μαι)).
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Liddell–Scott–Jones

πορεύω, fut.
A -σω E. Hec. 447 (lyr.), etc.: aor. ἐπόρευσα, poet. πόρευσα Pi. P. 11.21:— Pass. and Med., fut. πορεύσομαι S. OT 676, Pl. Smp. 190d; πορευθήσομαι IG 22.141.2, LXX 3 Ki. 14.2: aor. ἐπορευσάμην (only compds. ἐν-, προ-, Pl. Ep. 313d, Plb. 2.27.2 ); ἐπορεύθην Pi. Fr. 75.8, Hdt. 8.107, Th. 1.26, E. Hec. 1099 (lyr.), etc.: pf. πεπόρευμαι Pl. Plt. 266d, D. 53.6:(πόρος):
I Act., make to go, carry, convey, by land or water, τινα Arion 1.13, Pi. O. 1.77, P. 11.21, etc.; ἐπ’ εὐστόλου νεὼς πορεύσαιμ’ ἂν ἐς δόμους S. Ph. 517 (lyr.); ὡς τάχιστά μοι μολὼν ἄνακτα.. τις πορευσάτω Id. OC 1476; ἐμὲπόντιον ς κάφος πορεύσει Ἄργος E. Tr. 1086 (lyr.); ποντιὰς αὔρα,.. ποῖ με πορεύσεις; Id. Hec. 447 (lyr.); βᾶσά νιν δεῦρο πόρευσον Id. Med. 181 (lyr.); στρατιὰν πεζῇ π. ὡς Βρασίδαν Th. 4.132, etc.: c. dupl.acc., carry or ferry over, [ Νέσσος] ποταμὸν.. Βροτοὺς μισθοῦ ‘πόρευε S. Tr. 560; γυναῖκ’ ἀρίσταν λίμναν.. πορεύσας ἐλάτᾳ E. Alc. 443 (lyr.).
2 of things, bring, carry, ἐπιστολὰς πατρί S. OC 1602; furnish, bestow, χρυσόν E. Ph. 985; set in motion, κίνησις.. βραδυτῆτάς τε καὶ τάχη.. π. Pl. Lg. 893d.
3 abs., conduct a search, S. Ichn. 324 (lyr., s.v.l.).
II Pass. and Med., to be driven or carried, μέγας βοῦς ὑπὸ σμικρᾶς μάστιγος εἰς ὁδὸν π. Id. Aj. 1254; πρὸς βίαν π. Id. OC 845.
2 go, walk, march, Hdt. 8.22, Thphr. Char. 2.1, etc.; ἐφ’ ἑνὸς σκέλους Pl. Smp. 190d; σύνδρομά τινι Id. Plt. 266d; ταχέως X. An. 2.2.12; τοῖν ποδοῖν Id. Cyr. 4.3.13; go by land, opp. going by sea, Id. An. 5.3.1; also cross, pass over, διαφυλάσσειν τὰς σχεδίας, πορευθῆναι βασιλέϊ for the king’s crossing, Hdt. 8.107; π. δι’ Εὐρίπου Th. 7.29: freq. with Preps., π. ἐκ δόμων, ἔξω δωμάτων, S. Tr. 392, E. Hipp. 1156; εἰς ἀγρόν Pl. R. 563d; εἰς ἐκκλησίαν Thphr. Char. 4.1; ἐξ.. ἐς.. Hdt. 4.35; ἐπὶ τὸν Ἀχέροντα Pl. Phd. 113d: c.acc.loci, enter, π.στέγας S. Tr. 329, cf. E. Hel. 51; π. διὰ Θεσσαλίης march through T., Hdt. 7.196; π. παρὰ βασιλέος come from his presence, Id. 6.95; παρὰ βασιλέως πρὸς τὸν σατράπην X. An. 4.5.10; π. πρὸς τὸν ἴδιον ἄνδρα go in to her husband, Theano ap. D.L. 8.43: freq. c.acc.cogn., μακροτέραν (sc.ὁδόν) π. X. An. 2.2.11, etc.; π.φυγάν E. Ion 1239 (lyr.); τὴν εἱμαρμένην πορείαν Pl. Mx. 236d: c.acc.loci, γῆν πολλὴν π. go over, trauerse, Arr. An. 6.23.1; π. τὰ δύσβατα X. Cyr. 2.4.27; τοσαῦτα ὄ ρη Id. An. 2.5.18: Geom., π. διὰ τοῦ κέντρου pass through the centre, Archim. Con.Sph. 16; π. γραμμάν traverse, move along a line, Id. Spir. 14.—Special phrases: ἐς ἄρκυν π. fall into.., E. El. 965; ἐπ’ ἔργον π., ἐπὶ τὰ δευτερεῖα π., Id. Or. 1068, Pl. Phlb. 23b; π. εἰς τὰ κτήματα enter into possession of.., D. 44.32; ἢν αἱ καθάρσιες πορεύωνται if the menses come, Hp. Aph. 5.60.
3 walk, i.e. live, εἴ τις ὑπέροπτα.. π. S. OT 884 (lyr.); freq. in LXX, as π. τοῖς νομίμοις Le. 18.3.
4 metaph., ἡ πονηρία διὰ τῶν ἡδονῶν π. X. Cyr. 2.2.24; of discourse, ἐκτὸς τῶν λόγων π. Pl. Lg. 812a; διὰ τῶν ὁμολογουμένων X. Mem. 4.6.15; καθ’ ὁμοιότητα π. proceed by analogy, Phld. Sign. 31.
5 proceed at law, PEleph. 3.5, 4.6 (iii B.C.).
6 go on one’s way, i.e. die, Jul. Ep. 14.
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Where it occurs

Septuagint 515

1 Chronicles (LXX) 4:39 4:42 12:20 16:20 21:30
2 Esdras (Ezra-Nehemiah) 4:23 7:13 (2×) 12:16
Proverbs (LXX) 3:23 4:12 28:18
Job (LXX) 10:21 24:13 34:8
Hosea (LXX) 7:11
Amos (LXX) 9:4
Micah (LXX) 2:3 4:2 4:5
Zechariah (LXX) 2:2 3:7 8:23
Isaiah (LXX) 2:3 3:16 38:3 52:12
Lamentations (LXX) 1:5 1:18 2:21 4:9
Ezekiel (LXX) 3:14 5:6 20:13 20:16 20:21 25:3
Daniel (Old Greek) 6:19
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