Strong's Lexicon
G3113 — μακρόθεν
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3113 |
|---|---|
| Word: | μακρόθεν |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Etymology: | adverb from G3117 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 14 |
| Transliteration: | makrothen |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | mak-roth'-en |
| Meaning: | 1. from a distance or afar |
| KJV Renderings: | afar off, from far |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
μακρόθεν (μακρός), adverb, especially of later Greek (Polybius, others; cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 93); the Sept. for îÅøÈçå÷, øÈçå÷, etc.; from afar, afar: Mar 8:3; Mar 11:13; Luk 18:13; Luk 22:54; Luk 23:49; with the preposition ἀπό prefixed (cf. Winers Grammar, 422 (393); § 65, 2; Buttmann, 70 (62)): Mat 26:58 (here T omits; WH brackets ἀπό); ; Mar 5:6; Mar 14:54; Mar 15:40, Luk 16:23; Rev 18:10; Rev 18:15; Rev 18:17; also L T Tr WH in Mar 11:13; L T Tr marginal reading WH in Luk 23:49; T Tr WH in Mar 8:3 (Psa 137:6 (); 2Ki 19:25 manuscript Alex.; 2Es 3:13).
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
μακρόθεν (afar off)
Matthew 26:58
- KJV: But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest’s palace and went in and sat with the servants to see the end
- GK: ο δε Πέτρος ηκολούθει αυτώ από μακρόθεν έως της αυλής του αρχιερέως και εισελθών έσω εκάθητο μετά των υπηρετών ιδείν το τέλος
Matthew 27:55
- KJV: And many women were there beholding afar off which followed Jesus from Galilee ministering unto him
- GK: ήσαν δε εκεί γυναίκες πολλαί από μακρόθεν θεωρούσαι αίτινες ηκολούθησαν τω Ιησού από της Γαλιλαίας διακονούσαι αυτώ
Mark 5:6
- KJV: But when he saw Jesus afar off he ran and worshipped him
- GK: ιδών δε τον Ιησούν από μακρόθεν έδραμε και προσεκύνησεν αυτώ
Mark 8:3
- KJV: And if I send them away fasting to their own houses they will faint by the way for divers of them came from far
- GK: και εάν απολύσω αυτούς νήστεις εις οίκον αυτών εκλυθήσονται εν τη οδώ τινές γαρ αυτών μακρόθεν ήκασι
Mark 11:13
- KJV: And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves he came if haply he might find any thing thereon and when he came to it he found nothing but leaves for the time of figs was not
- GK: και ιδών συκήν μακρόθεν έχουσαν φύλλα ήλθεν ει άρα ευρήσει τι εν αυτή και ελθών επ΄ αυτήν ουδέν εύρεν ει φύλλα ου γαρ ην καιρός σύκων
Mark 14:54
- KJV: And Peter followed him afar off even into the palace of the high priest and he sat with the servants and warmed himself at the fire
- GK: και ο Πέτρος από μακρόθεν ηκολούθησεν αυτώ έως έσω εις την αυλήν του αρχιερέως και ην συγκαθήμενος μετά των υπηρετών και θερμαινόμενος προς το φως
Mark 15:40
- KJV: There were also women looking on afar off among whom was Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses and Salome
- GK: ήσαν δε και γυναίκες από μακρόθεν θεωρούσαι εν αις ην Μαρία Μαγδαληνή και Μαρία η του Ιακώβου του μικρού και Ιωσή μήτηρ και Σαλώμη
Luke 16:23
- KJV: And in hell he lift up his eyes being in torments and seeth Abraham afar off and Lazarus in his bosom
- GK: και εν τω άδη επάρας τους οφθαλμούς αυτού υπάρχων εν βασάνοις ορά τον Αβραάμ από μακρόθεν και Λάζαρον εν τοις κόλποις αυτού
Luke 18:13
- KJV: And the publican standing afar off would not lift up so much as eyes unto heaven but smote upon his breast saying God be merciful to me a sinner
- GK: και ο τελώνης μακρόθεν εστώς ουκ ήθελεν ουδέ τους οφθαλμούς εις τον ουρανόν επάραι αλλ΄ έτυπτεν εις το στήθος αυτού λέγων ο θεός ιλάσθητί μοι τω αμαρτωλώ