Strong's Lexicon
G4206 — πόρῥω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4206 |
|---|---|
| Word: | πόρῥω |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Etymology: | adverb from G4253 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | porrho |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | por'-rho |
| Meaning: | 1. forwards, i.e. at a distance |
| KJV Renderings: | far, a great way off |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πόρρω ((allied with πρό, Curtius, § 380)), adverb (from Plato, Xenophon down),far, at a distance, a great way off: Mat 15:8; Mar 7:6; Luk 14:32 (cf. Winers Grammar, § 54, 2 a.; Buttmann, § 129, 11); comparitive πορρωτέρω, in L Tr WH πορρώτερον ((Polybius, others)),further: Luk 24:28.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
πόρρω (far)
Matthew 15:8
- KJV: This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth and honoureth me with lips but their heart is far from me
- GK: εγγίζει μοι ο λαός ούτος τω στόματι αυτών και τοις χείλεσί με τιμά η δε καρδία αυτών πόρρω απέχει απ΄ εμού
Mark 7:6
- KJV: He answered and said unto them Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites as it is written This people honoureth me with lips but their heart is far from me
- GK: ο δε αποκριθείς είπεν αυτοίς ότι καλώς προεφήτευσεν Ησαϊας περί υμών των υποκριτών ως γέγραπται ούτος ο λαός τοις χείλεσί με τιμά η δε καρδία αυτών πόρρω απέχει απ΄ εμού
Luke 14:32
- KJV: Or else while the other is yet a great way off he sendeth an ambassage and desireth conditions of peace
- GK: ει έτι πόρρω αυτού όντος πρεσβείαν αποστείλας ερωτά τα προς ειρήνην
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