poreuō G4198

πορεύω (poreuō) means “to travel” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

πορεύω Greek · G4198 146 tagged occurrences in 139 verses

Pronunciation guide: por-yoo'-om-ahee Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G4198

πορεύω · poreuō · to travel

πορεύω, (πόρος, a ford, a passage), [in LXX chiefly for הלךְ ;] in cl. (the act. becomes obsolete in late Gk.; see M, Pr., 162), to cause to go over, carry, convey. Mid. (always in LXX and NT), ־ομαι, to go, proceed, go on one's way: with accusative, ὁδόν, Act.8:39; before ἐκεῖθεν, Mat.19:15; ἐντεῦθεν, Luk.13:31; ἀπό, Mat.25:41, Luk.4:42; εἰς, Mat.2:20, Mrk.16:12, Luk.1:39, Jhn.7:35, al; εἰς εἰρήνην (cf. 1Ki.1:17). Luk.7:50; ἐν εἰρήνῃ, Act.16:36; ἐπί, with accusative, Mat.22:9, Act.25:12, al; ἕως, Act.23:23; οὗ, Luk.24:28, 1Co.16:6; πρός, with accusative of person(s), Mat.25:9, Luk.11:5, al.; κατὰ τ. ὁδόν, Act.8:36; διά, with genitive, Mat.12:1, Mrk.9:30; with inf., Luk.2:3, Jhn.14:2; σύν, Luk.7:6, al.; ἵνα, Jhn.11:11; absol., Mat.2:9, Luk.7:8, Jhn.4:50, Act.5:20, al.; ptcp., πορευθείς (on the pass. form of the aor., see M, Pr., 161f.), redundant (as in Heb. and Aram.; V. M, Pr., 231; Dalman, Words, 21), Mat.2:8, Luk.7:22, al. Metaphorical (cf. Soph., O.T., 884; Xen., Cyr., 2, 2, 24, al), (a) like οἴχομαι in cl., as euphemism for θνήσκω (so הלךְ in Gen.15:2); Luk.22:22 and perh. also 13:33 (see Field, Notes, 66); (b) in ethical sense (Deu.19:9, Psa.14:2, al; cf. M, Pr., 11.2; Kennedy, Sources, 107): before ἐν, Luk.1:6, 1Pe.4:3, 2Pe.2:19; κατά, with accusative, 2Pe.3:3, Ju 16, 18; with dative (Bl, §38, 3), Act.9:31 14:16, Ju 11; (with) of disciples or partisans ( Jdg.2:12, 3Ki.11:10, Sir.46:10): before ὀπίσω, with genitive of person(s), Luk.21:8 (cf. δια-, εἰς-, (-μαι), ἐκ- (-μαι), ἐν- (-μαι), ἐπι- (-μαι), παρα- (-μαι), προ-, προσ- (-μαι), συν- (-μαι)). (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I travel, journey, go, die.

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How translators render G4198

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
go	33
went	14
to go	8
and go	3
i go	3
am going	2
go back	2
he goes	2
he went on	2
i am going	2
i am going there	2
it goes	2
living	2
on his way	2
accompany	1
along	1
and following	1
and go back	1
and hurried	1
and i was on my way	1
and was walking away	1
and went on his way	1
as they go on their way	1
depart	1
departed	1
follow	1
following	1
for	1
get away	1
go and	1
go out	1
goes	1
going	1
gone	1
has gone	1
he also went	1
he and his disciples went on	1
he goes on	1
he went	1
heading	1
his journey	1
i am on my way	1
i was on my way	1
i will go	1
indulge	1
is sent	1
jesus was on his way	1
jesus went	1
keep going	1
leaving	1
left	1
my way	1
on my departure	1
on our journey	1
rode along	1
they can go	1
they can travel	1
they have traveled	1
they traveled	1
they went and	1
they went on their way	1
they were headed	1
to	1
to be going	1
to enter	1
to go also	1
to visit	1
traveled along	1
vvv	1
walking	1
was going	1
we will go	1
went out	1
were going	1
were leaving	1
were on their way	1
were walking	1
who will follow	1
will go	1
you go	1
you may go	1
you may go on your way	1
you will go	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
go	29
went	17
to go	8
and went	7
go ye	6
i go	6
and go	5
they went	5
depart	4
go thy way	4
he went	4
walking	4
and departed	2
as	2
goeth	2
goeth he	2
he goeth	2
they departed	2
and goeth	1
and went our way	1
as though he would go	1
as ye go	1
departed	1
for to go	1
go forth	1
go thou	1
go ye and	1
go your way	1
going	1
he journeyed	1
he went his way	1
he would have gone	1
i depart	1
i take my journey	1
i went	1
i will go	1
is departed	1
is gone	1
made my journey	1
shall go	1
shalt thou go	1
should go	1
that he might go	1
that he went	1
that i go	1
them that walk	1
they have gone	1
they shall go	1
to walk in	1
walk	1
we will go	1
went away	1
went his way	1
went on	1
went up	1
were going	1
when	1
when i went	1
when we walked	1
which journeyed	1
who should walk	1

Verses containing G4198

Page 3 of 3. 139 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

Acts 12:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.
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Acts 14:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In past generations, He let all nations go their own way.
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Acts 16:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And when they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them.
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Acts 16:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.
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Acts 16:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.”
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Acts 17:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.
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Acts 18:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
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Acts 19:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”
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Acts 20:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples. And after encouraging them, he said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia.
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Acts 20:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.
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Acts 21:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But when our time there had ended, we set out on our journey. All the disciples, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to pray with us.
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Acts 22:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.
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Acts 22:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.
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Acts 22:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.’
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Acts 22:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
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Acts 23:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then he called two of his centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night.
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Acts 24:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”
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Acts 25:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Festus conferred with his council and replied, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!”
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Acts 25:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Since I was at a loss as to how to investigate these matters, I asked if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there on these charges.
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Acts 26:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.
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Acts 26:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.
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Acts 27:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care.
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Acts 28:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”
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Romans 15:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I hope to see you on my way to Spain. And after I have enjoyed your company for a while, you can equip me for my journey.
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Romans 15:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem to serve the saints there.
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1 Corinthians 10:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat anything set before you without raising questions of conscience.
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1 Corinthians 16:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences
And if it is advisable for me to go also, they can travel with me.
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1 Corinthians 16:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Perhaps I will stay with you awhile, or even spend the winter, so that you can help me on my journey, wherever I go.
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1 Timothy 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines
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2 Timothy 4:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
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James 4:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.”
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1 Peter 3:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
in whom He also went and preached to the spirits in prison
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1 Peter 3:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.
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1 Peter 4:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.
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2 Peter 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.
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2 Peter 3:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.
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Jude 1:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed for profit into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.
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Jude 1:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.
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Jude 1:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
when they said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow after their own ungodly desires.”
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