πόῤῥω
pórrhō · G4206 · Greek · 4 occurrences
Meanings
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far away, at a distance, a long way off
A position at a relatively great distance, with the possible implication of comparison
ExamplesMatthew 15:8 ‘THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.
Mark 7:6 But He said to them, “Rightly did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.
Luke 14:32 “Otherwise, while the other is still far away, he sends a delegation and requests terms of peace.
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further, farther
A position at an even greater distance than πόρρω ‘far away’
ExamplesLuke 24:28 And they approached the village where they were going, and He gave the impression that He was going farther.
How it’s used In 1 role
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 1 word
- רָחוֹק râchôwq · H7350 · far, distant, distance
- Greek πόρρω and Hebrew רָחוֹק both denote spatial distance — 'far away.' πόρρω is somewhat more focused on forward or onward distance, while רָחוֹק covers a broader range of spatial and temporal remoteness, but the two correspond in describing physical distance.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- Far away, at a distance, a long way off83.31
- The adverb describes physical or figurative distance from something. Matthew's citation of Isaiah's prophecy against the Pharisees uses this term: “‘THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME’” (Matthew 15:8).
- Further, farther83.32
- The same adverb, used comparatively, describes progressing to a greater distance. Luke's account of the road to Emmaus describes the disciples' encounter with the risen Christ: “And they approached the village where they were going, and He gave the impression that He was going farther” (Luke 24:28).
Word family 2 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ((allied with πρό, Curtius, § 380)), adverb (from Plato, Xenophon down),far, at a…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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