πόῤῥωθεν

μακρόθεν makróthen · G3113 · far, at a distance, some distance away

πόρρωθεν and μακρόθεν both denote viewing or approaching from a distance — 'from afar.' The two are near-synonymous expressions of spatial remoteness.

רָחוֹק râchôwq · H7350 · far, distant, distance

רָחוֹק (râchôwq, H7350) רָחוֹק is the standard Hebrew lexical equivalent for spatial distance, translated by πόῤῥωθεν (pórrhōthen, G4207) πόῤῥωθεν in LXX passages where the Greek adverbial form ('from afar') renders the Hebrew adjective/substantive used in distance contexts.

מֶרְחָק merchâq · H4801 · far, distant

מֶרְחָק (merchâq, H4801) is the Hebrew nominal form denoting spatial distance or remoteness, which πόῤῥωθεν (pórrhōthen, G4207) renders adverbially in Greek as 'from afar' or 'at a distance' — the two are direct cross-linguistic equivalents for the concept of physical/spatial remoteness.

Far ahead of time, long before67.46

The adverb can describe temporal distance, an event long anticipated before its fulfillment. Hebrews' description of the patriarchs' faith uses this term: “All these died in faith, without receiving the promises, but having seen and welcomed them from a distance, and having confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth” (Hebrews 11:13, where the underlying adverb names their long-anticipated view of what was still far off in time).

Far away, at a distance, a long way off83.31

The same adverb more commonly describes physical distance. Luke's account of the ten men with leprosy uses this term: “And as He entered a village, ten men with leprosy who stood at a distance met Him” (Luke 17:12).

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

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.