Greek · G575, G3498, G4198 · unreviewed

ἐάν τις ἀπὸ νεκρῶν πορευθῇ πρὸς αὐτούς

Away from · dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun) · to travel

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ἀπό G575 away from

Pronunciation apó

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νεκρός G3498 dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun)

Pronunciation nekrós

Spiritually inoperative or powerless; used of faith, sin, and spiritual deadness in sin apart from Christ.

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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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What does ἐάν τις ἀπὸ νεκρῶν πορευθῇ πρὸς αὐτούς (ean tis apo nekrōn poreuthē pros autous) mean in the Bible?

ἀπό · νεκρός · πορεύομαι is a Greek word meaning "if someone from the dead goes to them".

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Meaning

if someone from the dead goes to them

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Matt 1:17 · Matt 1:21 · Matt 1:24 · Matt 2:1 · Matt 2:16 · Matt 3:4 · Matt 3:7 · Matt 3:13 · Matt 3:16 · Matt 4:17 · Matt 4:25 · Matt 5:18 · Matt 5:29 · Matt 5:30 · Matt 5:42 · Matt 6:13 643×

John 11:18 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 150 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 16 ongoing 15 prospective 6 imperative 26 background 13 subjunctive 7 infinitive 19 participle 48

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

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.

1 Corinthians 15 — Christ Is Risen, the Dead Will Be Raised, and Death Will Be Destroyed Ephesians 2 — Made Alive by Grace and Made One in Christ John 11 — The Resurrection and the Life, the Raising of Lazarus, and the Plot to Kill Jesus John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness Luke 15 — The Joy of God over the Lost Being Found Luke 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Mark 9 — Glory, Unbelief, Suffering, Humility, and Radical Discipleship Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 17 — The Glory of the Son, the Coming of Elijah, the Failure of Little Faith, and the Son’s Humble Freedom Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community 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 8 — The Authority of Jesus over Uncleanness, Sickness, Discipleship, Storms, and Demons Romans 10 — Christ the End of the Law and the Righteousness Received by Faith Romans 14 — Receiving One Another, Honoring the Lord, and Pursuing Peace in Matters of Conscience Romans 4 — Abraham Justified by Faith and the Promise Secured by Grace

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

Sources

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

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