πορεύω poreuō
Greek word for “to travel” · Strong’s G4198 · used 153 times in 146 verses
Meaning
πορεύω; (πόρος, a ford, a passage);
How it is translated
Glosses given for poreuō in context, with how often each is used:
- having gone 23
- do go 21
- going 19
- go 18
- went 12
- goes 7
- will go 5
- shall go 5
- journeying 4
- going on 3
- proceeding 3
- following 3
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke | 51 | 2.6 | |
| Acts | 37 | 2.0 | |
| Matthew | 29 | 1.6 | |
| John | 16 | 1.0 | |
| 1 Corinthians | 4 | 0.6 | |
| Mark | 3 | 0.3 | |
| 1 Peter | 3 | 1.8 | |
| Jude | 3 | 6.5 | |
| Romans | 2 | 0.3 | |
| 2 Peter | 2 | 1.8 | |
| 1 Timothy | 1 | 0.6 | |
| 2 Timothy | 1 | 0.8 |
Also in 1 more book.
Chapters where it is used most
Luke 9 (7), Luke 7 (5), Matthew 28 (4), Luke 22 (4), John 14 (4), Acts 8 (4), Acts 9 (4), Acts 22 (4), Matthew 2 (3), Matthew 25 (3)
Forms
- πορεύεσθαι 17
- πορεύου 16
- πορευθέντες 14
- ἐπορεύθη 12
- πορευθεὶς 8
- πορεύομαι 8
- πορεύεται 7
- πορεύεσθε 7
- ἐπορεύετο 6
- πορευόμενοι 6
Words used with it
Words that share verses with poreuō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- Ἱερουσαλήμ Hierousalēm “Jerusalem” 11
- μετά meta “with/after” 14
- κώμη kōmē “village” 7
- ὁδός hodos “road” 9
- ἰδού idou “look!” 10
- ἐξέρχομαι exerchomai “to go out” 10
- ἀπαγγέλλω apangellō “to announce” 7
- ἕτερος heteros “other” 8
- ἀνίστημι anistēmi “to arise” 8
- κατά kata “according to” 11
- ἑτοιμάζω hetoimazō “to make ready” 6
- τόπος topos “place” 7
Key verses
The verses using poreuō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Matthew 25:41 — Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
- Matthew 28:19 — Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
- Mark 16:15 — And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
- Luke 1:6 — And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
- John 20:17 — Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father;…
- Acts 9:15 — But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
- Acts 9:31 — Then had the churches rest throughout all Judæa and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy…
- Acts 24:25 — And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season,…
- 1 Peter 3:22 — Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
- 1 Peter 4:3 — For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings,…
- 2 Peter 2:10 — But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak…
- Jude 1:16 — These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of…
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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.