ὁδός hodos

Greek word for “road” · Strong’s G3598 · used 101 times in 99 verses

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Meaning

ὁδός, -οῦ, ἡ; 1. a way, path, road:, al.;

How it is translated

Glosses given for hodos in context, with how often each is used:

• way 54
• road 24
• ways 9
• journey 6
• highways 3
• paths 2
• route 1
• path 1
• their way 1

Where it is used

Also in 1 more book.

Chapters where it is used most

Mark 10 (4), Matthew 21 (3), Matthew 22 (3), John 14 (3), Acts 8 (3), Acts 9 (3), 2 Peter 2 (3), Matthew 7 (2), Matthew 10 (2), Matthew 13 (2)

Forms

• ὁδὸν 37
• ὁδῷ 23
• ὁδόν 14
• ὁδοῦ 8
• ὁδοὺς 6
• ὁδὸς 5
• ὁδοῖς 3
• ὁδούς 2
• ὁδῶν 1
• ὁδοὶ 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with hodos more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• εὐθύς euthus “Straight” 6
• κατά kata “according to” 13
• παρά para “from/with/beside” 10
• πορεύω poreuō “to travel” 9
• πρόσωπον prosōpon “face” 7
• πήρα pēra “bag” 4
• ἑτοιμάζω hetoimazō “to make ready” 5
• σπείρω speirō “to sow” 5
• βοάω boaō “to cry out” 4
• ἔρημος erēmos “deserted” 5
• ἀποστέλλω apostellō “to send” 6
• μαθητής mathētēs “disciple” 7

Key verses

The verses using hodos that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 7:13 — Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
• Matthew 13:19 — When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is…
• Matthew 22:16 — And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest…
• Luke 1:79 — To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
• John 14:6 — Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
• Acts 9:17 — And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way…
• Acts 16:17 — The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.
• Acts 24:14 — But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law…
• Romans 11:33 — O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
• 2 Peter 2:15 — Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
• Jude 1:11 — Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
• Revelation 15:3 — And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.