Greek · G4198, G3598 · unreviewed
πορευομένων αὐτῶν ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ
To travel · road
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πορεύομαι G4198 to travel
Pronunciation poreúomai
Means to go with directional purpose; ethically, to conduct one's life or follow someone's way.
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ὁδός G3598 road
Pronunciation hodós
Metaphorically denotes a course of conduct or way of life, especially God's approved pathway or the Christian faith itself.
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What does πορευομένων αὐτῶν ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ (poreuomenōn autōn en tē hodō) mean in the Bible?
πορεύομαι · ὁδός is a Greek word meaning "as they were going on the road".
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Meaning
as they were going on the road
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 19×
Present Middle Luke 4:42 · Luke 9:51 · Luke 10:38 · Luke 13:33 · Luke 17:11 · Luke 22:33 · Luke 24:28 · John 7:35 · Acts 9:3 · Acts 14:16 · Acts 17:14 · Acts 19:21 · Acts 20:1 · Acts 25:20 · 1 Cor 10:27 · 1 Cor 16:4 17×
Aorist Passive Acts 1:25 · Acts 16:7 2×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 50×
Aorist Passive Matt 2:8 · Matt 9:13 · Matt 11:4 · Matt 21:6 · Matt 22:15 · Matt 27:66 · Matt 28:19 · Mark 16:15 · Luke 7:22 · Luke 9:12 · Luke 9:13 · Luke 9:52 · Luke 13:32 · Luke 17:14 · Luke 22:8 · Matt 17:27 26×
Present Middle Matt 10:7 · Luke 1:6 · Luke 8:14 · Luke 24:13 · 2 Pet 3:3 · Jude 1:16 · Jude 1:18 · Matt 11:7 · Matt 28:11 · Luke 9:57 · Acts 16:16 · Luke 14:31 · Acts 26:12 · 1 Tim 1:3 · Luke 19:36 · Acts 1:10 23×
Perfect Middle 1 Pet 4:3 1×
Imperative command or strong request 26×
Present Middle Matt 2:20 · Luke 5:24 · Luke 7:50 · Luke 8:48 · Luke 10:37 · Luke 13:31 · Luke 17:19 · John 4:50 · John 20:17 · Acts 8:26 · Acts 9:15 · Acts 10:20 · Acts 22:10 · Acts 22:21 · Acts 24:25 · Matt 10:6 22×
Aorist Passive Matt 8:9 · Luke 7:8 · Acts 9:11 · Acts 28:26 4×
Indicative states a fact or reality 48×
Present Middle Luke 14:19 · John 11:11 · John 14:2 · John 14:12 · John 14:28 · John 16:28 · Acts 20:22 · Rom 15:25 · Matt 8:9 · Matt 12:45 · Luke 7:8 · Luke 11:26 · Luke 15:4 · Luke 22:22 · John 10:4 15×
Aorist Passive Matt 12:1 · Matt 19:15 · Luke 1:39 · Luke 4:42 · Luke 7:11 · Luke 19:12 · Luke 22:39 · Acts 8:27 · Acts 12:17 · 2 Tim 4:10 · Matt 2:9 · Matt 28:16 · Luke 9:56 · Jude 1:11 14×
Imperfect Middle Matt 24:1 · Luke 4:30 · Luke 7:6 · Luke 19:28 · John 4:50 · Acts 8:39 · Luke 2:3 · Luke 2:41 · Luke 24:28 · Acts 5:41 · Acts 8:36 · Acts 21:5 · Acts 22:5 13×
Future Middle Luke 15:18 · Acts 18:6 · Luke 11:5 · Acts 25:12 · 1 Cor 16:4 · Jas 4:13 6×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 7×
Aorist Passive John 14:3 · John 16:7 · Luke 16:30 · Luke 21:8 · Acts 23:23 5×
Present Middle Rom 15:24 · 1 Cor 16:6 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 150 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 77 aorist 53 imperfect 13 future 6 perfect 1
Voice
middle 97 passive 53
Mood
indicative 50 participle 48 imperative 26 infinitive 19 subjunctive 7
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:20 πορεύου present middle imperative imperative Matthew 2:8 Πορευθέντες aorist passive participle participle Matthew 2:9 ἐπορεύθησαν aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 8:9 Πορεύθητι aorist passive imperative imperative Matthew 8:9 πορεύεται present middle indicative ongoing Matthew 9:13 πορευθέντες aorist passive participle participle Matthew 10:6 πορεύεσθε present middle imperative imperative Matthew 10:7 πορευόμενοι present middle participle participle Matthew 11:4 Πορευθέντες aorist passive participle participle Matthew 11:7 πορευομένων present middle participle participle Matthew 12:1 ἐπορεύθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 12:45 πορεύεται present middle indicative ongoing Matthew 17:27 πορευθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Matthew 18:12 πορευθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Matthew 19:15 ἐπορεύθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 21:2 Πορεύεσθε present middle imperative imperative Matthew 21:6 πορευθέντες aorist passive participle participle Matthew 22:15 πορευθέντες aorist passive participle participle Matthew 22:9 πορεύεσθε present middle imperative imperative Matthew 24:1 ἐπορεύετο imperfect middle indicative background Matthew 25:16 πορευθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Matthew 25:41 Πορεύεσθε present middle imperative imperative Matthew 25:9 πορεύεσθε present middle imperative imperative Matthew 26:14 πορευθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Matthew 27:66 πορευθέντες aorist passive participle participle Matthew 28:11 Πορευομένων present middle participle participle Matthew 28:16 ἐπορεύθησαν aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 28:19 πορευθέντες aorist passive participle participle Matthew 28:7 πορευθεῖσαι aorist passive participle participle Mark 16:10 πορευθεῖσα aorist passive participle participle Mark 16:12 πορευομένοις present middle participle participle Mark 16:15 Πορευθέντες aorist passive participle participle Luke 1:39 ἐπορεύθη aorist passive indicative completed Luke 1:6 πορευόμενοι present middle participle participle Luke 2:3 ἐπορεύοντο imperfect middle indicative background Luke 2:41 ἐπορεύοντο imperfect middle indicative background Luke 4:30 ἐπορεύετο imperfect middle indicative background Luke 4:42 ἐπορεύθη aorist passive indicative completed Luke 4:42 πορεύεσθαι present middle infinitive infinitive Luke 5:24 πορεύου present middle imperative imperative
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Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Pictures (Robertson)
A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.
Acts 13 — The Spirit Sends the Mission and the Word Turns to the Gentiles Acts 16 — The Gospel Enters Macedonia: Opened Hearts, Broken Chains, and Household Faith Acts 19 — The Word of the Lord Grows Mightily in Ephesus Acts 22 — Paul’s Defense: Christ Appears, Sends, and Preserves His Witness Acts 24 — Paul Before Felix: Resurrection Hope, Clear Conscience, and Coming Judgment Acts 9 — The Risen Christ Converts His Fiercest Persecutor John 14 — The Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Father Revealed in the Son, and the Promise of the Spirit Luke 3 — The Way Prepared, the Son Revealed, and the Lineage Traced Mark 10 — The Way of the Servant King: Marriage, Children, Wealth, Cross, Ransom, and Sight Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 13 — The Kingdom in Parables: Hearing, Hiddenness, Growth, Worth, and Judgment Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 22 — The Wedding Banquet, the King’s Invitation, and the Messiah Who Is David’s Lord Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man Matthew 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King Matthew 3 — The Forerunner, the Kingdom, and the Beloved Son
A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain