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πορεύου καὶ σὺ ποίει ὁμοίως

To travel · to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct) · similarly

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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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ποιέω G4160 to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
Pronunciation poiéō
Creates or performs action; πράσσω (prássō) denotes habitual practice versus specific deed.
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ὁμοίως G3668 similarly
Pronunciation homoíōs
Adverb signaling parallel actions or responses, emphasizing equivalence rather than mere sequence.
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What does πορεύου καὶ σὺ ποίει ὁμοίως (poreuou kai sy poiei homoiōs) mean in the Bible?

πορεύομαι · ποιέω · ὁμοίως is a Greek word meaning "go and you do likewise".

Full entry for πορεύου καὶ σὺ ποίει ὁμοίως (G4198, G4160, G3668) · Browse the biblical lexicon

Meaning

go and you do likewise
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Present Aorist Imperfect Future Perfect
Voices
Middle Passive
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×
150 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 552 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 117 ongoing 97 prospective 40 resultant 10 imperative 43 background 18 subjunctive 61 infinitive 74 participle 91 optative 1
Tense
aorist 258 present 220 future 41 imperfect 18 perfect 14 pluperfect 1
Voice
active 530 middle 20 passive 2
Mood
indicative 282 participle 91 infinitive 74 subjunctive 61 imperative 43 optative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 1:24 ἐποίησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 3:10 ποιοῦν present active participle participle Matthew 3:3 ποιεῖτε present active imperative imperative Matthew 3:8 ποιήσατε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 4:19 ποιήσω future active indicative prospective Matthew 5:19 ποιήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 5:32 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:36 ποιῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 5:46 ποιοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:47 ποιεῖτε present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:47 ποιοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:1 ποιεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 6:2 ποιῇς present active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 6:2 ποιοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:3 ποιοῦντος present active participle participle Matthew 6:3 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 7:12 ποιῶσιν present active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 7:12 ποιεῖτε present active imperative imperative Matthew 7:17 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 7:17 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 7:18 ποιεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 7:18 ποιεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 7:19 ποιοῦν present active participle participle Matthew 7:21 ποιῶν present active participle participle Matthew 7:22 ἐποιήσαμεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 7:24 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 7:26 ποιῶν present active participle participle Matthew 8:9 Ποίησον aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 8:9 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 9:28 ποιῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 12:12 ποιεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 12:16 ποιήσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 12:2 ποιοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 12:2 ποιεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 12:3 ἐποίησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 12:33 ποιήσατε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 12:33 ποιήσατε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 12:50 ποιήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 13:23 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:26 ἐποίησεν aorist active indicative completed +512 more occurrences

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 14 — Through Many Hardships into the Kingdom Acts 17 — The Gospel Reasoned from Scripture and Proclaimed to the Nations Galatians 6 — Boasting Only in the Cross: Spirit-Shaped Community and New Creation John 14 — The Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Father Revealed in the Son, and the Promise of the Spirit John 18 — The Arrested King: Betrayal, Sovereign Surrender, Denial, Trial, and the Kingdom Not of This World Luke 10 — The Kingdom Mission Expanded, Mercy Defined, and the Better Portion Chosen Luke 6 — The Lord of the Sabbath Forms a Kingdom People Luke 8 — The Word Heard, the Kingdom Revealed, and the Lord’s Authority Displayed Mark 15 — The Crucified King: Condemnation, Mockery, Death, Confession, and Burial Mark 3 — The Servant-King Confronted: Sabbath Mercy, Demonic Accusation, and the Family of God Mark 7 — True Defilement and Boundary-Crossing Mercy Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem 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 Matthew 6 — Hidden Righteousness, the Father’s Reward, and Seeking First the Kingdom Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

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