Lexical Definition
πορεύομαι poreúomai (por-yoo'-om-ahee) to travel G:V
middle voice from a derivative of the same as πεῖρα
--depart, go (away, forth, one's way, up), (make a, take a) journey, walk.
- to traverse, i.e. travel (literally or figuratively
- especially to remove (figuratively, die), live, etc.)
Abbott-Smith
πορεύω, (< πόρος, a ford, a passage), [in LXX chiefly for הלךְ;]
in cl. (the act. becomes obsolete in late Gk.; v. 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: c. acc., ὁδόν, Ac 8:39; seq. ἐκεῖθεν, Mt 19:15; ἐντεῦθεν, Lk 13:31; ἀπό, Mt 25:41, Lk 4:42; εἰς, Mt 2:20, Mk 16:12, Lk 1:39, Jo 7:35, al; εἰς εἰρήνην (cf. I Ki 1:17). Lk 7:50; ἐν εἰρήνῃ, Ac 16:36; ἐπί, c. acc., Mt 22:9, Ac 25:12, al; ἕως, Ac 23:23; οὗ, Lk 24:28, I Co 16:6; πρός, c. acc. pers., Mt 25:9, Lk 11:5, al.; κατὰ τ. ὁδόν, Ac 8:36; διά, c. gen., Mt 12:1, Mk 9:30; c. inf., Lk 2:3, Jo 14:2; σύν, Lk 7:6, al.; ἵνα, Jo 11:11; absol., Mt 2:9, Lk 7:8, Jo 4:50, Ac 5:20, al.; ptcp., πορευθείς (on the pass. form of the aor., v. M, Pr., 161 f.), redundant (as in Heb. and Aram.; V. M, Pr., 231; Dalman, Words, 21), Mt 2:8, Lk 7:22, al. Metaph. (cf. Soph., O.T., 884; Xen., Cyr., 2, 2, 24, al),
(a) like οἴχομαι in cl., as euphemism for θνήσκω (so הלךְ in Ge 15:2); Lk 22:22 and perh. also 13:33 (v. Field, Notes, 66);
(b) in ethical sense (De 19:9, Ps 14:2*, al; cf. M, Pr., 112; Kennedy, Sources, 107): seq. ἐν, Lk 1:6, I Pe 4:3, II Pe 2:19; κατά, c. acc., II Pe 3:3, Ju 16, 18; c. dat. (Bl., § 38, 3), Ac 9:31 14:16, Ju 11;
(c) of disciples or partisans (Jg 2:12, III Ki 11:10, Si 46:10): seq. ὀπίσω, c. gen. pers., Lk 21:8 (cf. δια-, εἰς-, (-μαι), ἐκ- (-μαι), ἐν- (-μαι), ἐπι- (-μαι), παρα- (-μαι), προ-, προσ- (-μαι), συν- (-μαι)).
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 15:2 |
| Deuteronomy | 19:9 |
| Judges | 2:12 |
| 1 Samuel | 1:17 |
| 1 Kings | 11:10 |
| Psalms | 14:2* |
| Matthew | 2:8 · 2:9 · 2:20 · 12:1 · 19:15 · 22:9 · 25:9 · 25:41 |
| Mark | 9:30 · 16:12 |
| Luke | 1:6 · 1:39 · 2:3 · 4:42 · 7:6 · 7:8 · 7:22 · 7:50 · 11:5 · 13:31 · 13:33 · 21:8 · 22:22 · 24:28 |
| John | 4:50 · 7:35 · 11:11 · 14:2 |
| Acts | 5:20 · 8:36 · 8:39 · 9:31 · 14:16 · 16:36 · 23:23 · 25:12 |
| 1 Corinthians | 16:6 |
| 1 Peter | 4:3 |
| 2 Peter | 2:19 · 3:3 |
| Jude | 1:11 · 1:16 · 1:18 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
πορεύω-εύω,
future -σω[Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist ἐπόρευσα, poetry πόρευσα [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive and middle, future πορεύωεύσομαι [πορεύωευθήσομαι “IG” 22.141.2, LXX.1Kgs.14.2: ">LXX+5th c.BC+]aorist ἐπορεύωευσάμην (only compounds ἐν-, προ-, [πορεύωεύθην 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “Fragmenta.” 75.8, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.107, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.26, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 1099 (Lyric poetry)">Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.: perfect πεπόρευμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]:(πόρος):
__I active, make to go, carry, convey, by land or water, τινα [πορεύωεύσαιμ᾽ ἂν ἐς δόμους 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 517 (Lyric poetry); ὡς τάχιστά μοι μολὼν ἄνακτα.. τις πορεύωευσάτω [prev. author] “OC” 1476; ἐμὲ πόντιον σκάφος πορεύωεύσει Ἄργος 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Troades” 1086 (Lyric poetry); ποντιὰς αὔρα,.. ποῖ με πορεύωεύσει; [prev. author] “Hec.” 447 (Lyric poetry); βᾶσά νιν δεῦρο πόρευσον [prev. author] “Med.” 181 (Lyric poetry); στρατιὰν πεζῇ π. ὡς Βρασίδαν 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.132, etc.">Refs 6th c.BC+]: with doubleaccusative, carry or ferry over, [Νέσσος] ποταμὸν.. Βροτοὺς μισθοῦ 'πόρευε [πορεύωεύσας ἐλάτᾳ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 443 (Lyric poetry). ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.2 of things, bring, carry, ἐπιστολὰς πατρί [Refs 5th c.BC+]; furnish, bestow, χρυσόν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; set in motion, κίνησις.. βραδυτῆτάς τε καὶ τάχη.. π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.3 absolutely, conduct a search, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II passive and middle, to be driven or carried, μέγας βοῦς ὑπὸ σμικρᾶς μάστιγος εἰς ὁδὸν π. [Refs]
__II.2 go, walk, march, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; go by land, opposed to going by sea, [Refs]; also cross, pass over, διαφυλάσσειν τὰς σχεδίας, πορεύωευθῆναι βασιλέϊ for the king's crossing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: c.accusative loci, enter, π.στέγας [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. διὰ Θεσσαλίης march through T., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. παρὰ βασιλέος come from his presence, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. πρὸς τὸν ἴδιον ἄνδρα go in to her husband, [πορεύωείαν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Menexenus” 236d: with \_accusative\_ loci, γῆν πολλὴν π. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]go over, trauerse, [Refs 5th c.BC+] pass through the centre, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; π. γραμμάν traverse, move along a line, [Refs] —Special phrases: ἐς ἄρκυν π. fall into.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπ᾽ ἔργον π., ἐπὶ τὰ δευτερεῖα π., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. εἰς τὰ κτήματα enter into possession of.., [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἢν αἱ καθάρσιες πορεύωεύωνται if the menses come, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.3 walk, i.e. live, εἴ τις ὑπέροπτα.. π. [LXX+5th c.BC+]
__II.4 metaphorically, ἡ πονηρία διὰ τῶν ἡδονῶν π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of discourse, ἐκτὸς τῶν λόγων π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; καθ᾽ ὁμοιότητα π. proceed by analogy, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__II.5 proceed at law, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__II.6 go on one's way, i.e. die, [Refs 4th c.AD+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.1Kgs.14.2 ☩ LXX.Lev.18.3