Quick Definition
πορεύομαι v. I travel, journey, go
Strong's Definition
middle voice from a derivative of the same as 3984; to traverse, i.e. travel (literally or figuratively; especially to remove (figuratively, die), live, etc.); --depart, go (away, forth, one's way, up), (make a, take a) journey, walk.
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | ἀπορέω · ἀπορία · διαπορεύομαι · διαπορέω · εἰσπορεύομαι · ἐκπορεύομαι · ἐμπορεύομαι · ἐμπορία · ἐμπόριον · ἔμπορος · ἐξαπορέομαι · ἐπιπορεύομαι · εὐπορέομαι · εὐπορία · ὁδοιπορέω · ὁδοιπορία · παραπορεύομαι · πορεία · πορισμός · προπορεύομαι · προσπορεύομαι · συμπορεύομαι
15.10 · Linear Movement · Move, Come/Go
to move, to go to move from one place to another, with the possible implication of continuity and distance
MAT 9:13 · MAT 10:7 · MAT 12:1 · MAT 21:6 · MAT 22:9 · MAT 22:15 · MAT 25:16 · MAT 28:19 · MRK 16:15 · LUK 5:24 · LUK 7:6 · LUK 8:14 · LUK 9:12 · LUK 9:56 · LUK 9:57 · LUK 11:5 · LUK 13:33 · LUK 14:10 · LUK 15:15 · LUK 15:18 · LUK 16:30 · LUK 19:36 · LUK 21:8 · LUK 22:33 · JHN 10:4 · JHN 20:17 · ACT 8:36 · ACT 8:39 · ACT 9:11 · ACT 9:15 · ACT 10:20 · ACT 16:16 · ACT 21:5 · ACT 25:12 · ACT 25:20 · ACT 28:26 · 1CO 10:27 · 1CO 16:4 · 1CO 16:4 · 1CO 16:6 · 1PE 3:19 · 1PE 3:22
15.18 · Linear Movement · Travel, Journey
to travel, to journey, to be on one’s way to move a considerable distance, either with a single destination or from one destination to another in a series
MAT 2:20 · MAT 28:16 · MRK 16:12 · LUK 1:39 · LUK 2:3 · LUK 2:41 · LUK 4:42 · LUK 7:11 · LUK 9:51 · LUK 9:53 · LUK 10:38 · LUK 17:11 · LUK 19:12 · LUK 19:28 · LUK 24:13 · LUK 24:28 · JHN 7:35 · JHN 7:35 · JHN 11:11 · ACT 8:26 · ACT 8:27 · ACT 9:3 · ACT 16:7 · ACT 17:14 · ACT 19:21 · ACT 20:1 · ACT 20:22 · ACT 22:5 · ACT 22:6 · ACT 22:10 · ACT 23:23 · ACT 26:12 · ACT 26:13 · ROM 15:24 · ROM 15:25 · 1TI 1:3 · 2TI 4:10 · JAS 4:13
15.34 · Linear Movement · Leave, Depart, Flee, Escape, Send
to go away, to leave to move away from a reference point
MAT 2:8 · MAT 2:9 · MAT 8:9 · MAT 8:9 · MAT 10:6 · MAT 11:4 · MAT 11:7 · MAT 12:45 · MAT 17:27 · MAT 18:12 · MAT 19:15 · MAT 21:2 · MAT 24:1 · MAT 25:9 · MAT 25:41 · MAT 26:14 · MAT 27:66 · MAT 28:7 · MAT 28:11 · MRK 16:10 · LUK 4:30 · LUK 4:42 · LUK 7:8 · LUK 7:8 · LUK 7:22 · LUK 7:50 · LUK 8:48 · LUK 9:13 · LUK 9:52 · LUK 10:37 · LUK 11:26 · LUK 13:31 · LUK 13:32 · LUK 14:19 · LUK 14:31 · LUK 15:4 · LUK 17:14 · LUK 17:19 · LUK 22:8 · LUK 22:39 · LUK 24:28 · JHN 4:50 · JHN 4:50 · JHN 8:1 · JHN 8:11 · JHN 14:2 · JHN 14:3 · JHN 14:12 · JHN 14:28 · JHN 16:7 · JHN 16:28 · ACT 1:10 · ACT 1:11 · ACT 1:25 · ACT 5:20 · ACT 5:41 · ACT 12:17 · ACT 16:36 · ACT 18:6 · ACT 22:21 · ACT 24:25 · ACT 27:3
41.11 · Behavior and Related States · Behavior, Conduct
to live, to behave, to go about doing to live or behave in a customary manner, with possible focus upon continuity of action
LUK 1:6 · ACT 9:31 · ACT 14:16 · 1PE 4:3 · 2PE 2:10 · 2PE 3:3 · JUD 1:11 · JUD 1:16 · JUD 1:18
23.101 · Physiological Processes and States · Live, Die
to leave this life, to die, death, departure to depart from life, as a euphemistic expression for death
1 πορεύομαι[a] seems to contrast with πορεύομαι[b] to travel, to journey (15.18) as well as with πορεύομαι[c] to go away, to leave (15.34). In general, however, the meaning of πορεύομαι[a] is more frequently rendered as ‘to go’ than as ‘to move’ or ‘to come.’ 2 MAT 17:27 It would also be possible to treat πορεύομαι in MAT 17:27 as being a case of πορεύομαι[a] ‘to move,’ ‘to go’ (15.10). 3 Expressions occurring in numbered items 23.101-23.105 involve euphemistic expressions for death. These have been subdivided on the basis of certain significant features of the underlying bases, as will be noted in the discussions.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πορεύω : to lead over, carry over, transfer, (Pind., Soph., Thue., Plat., al.); Mid. (fr. Hdt. down), pres. πορεύομαι; impf. ἐπορευόμην ; fut. πορεύσομαι; pf. ptep. πεπορευμένος ; 1 aor. subjune. 1 pers. plur. πορευσώμεθα (Jas. iv. 13 Rec. Grsb.); 1 aor. pass. ἐπορεύθην ; (πόρος a ford, [cf. Eng. pore i. 6. passage through ; Curtius § 356; Vanitek p- 479]) ; Sept. often for 727, JAN, 12; prop. to lead one’s self across ; i. e. to take one’s way, betake one’s self, set out, depart ; a. prop.: τὴν ὁδόν μου, to pursue the journey on which one has entered, continue one’s journey, [A. V. go on one’s way], Acts viii. 39; πορ. foll. by ἀπό w. agen. of place, to depart from, Mt. xxiv. 1 [R G]; ἀπό w. a gen. of the pers., Mt. xxv. 41; Lk. iv. 42; ἐκεῖθεν, Mt. xix. 15; ἐντεῦθεν, Lk. xiii. 31; foll. by εἰς w. an ace. of place, to go, depart, to some place: Mt. ii. 20; xvii. 27; Mk. xvi.12; Lk.i. 39; ii. 41; xxii. 39; xxiv. 13; Jn. vii. 35; viii. 1; Actsi. 11,25; xx.1; Ro. xv. 24 sq.; Jas. iv. 13, ete.; w. an ace. denoting the state: eis εἰρήνην, Lk. vii. 50; viii. 48, (also ἐν εἰρήνῃ, Acts xvi. 36; see εἰρήνη, 3); εἰς θάνατον, Lk. xxii. 33 ; foll. by ἐπί w. an ace. of place, Mt. xxii. 9; Acts viii. 26; ix. 11; ἐπί w. the acc. of a pers. Acts xxv.12; ἕως with a gen. of place, Acts xxiii. 23; ποῦ [q.v.] for ποῖ, Jn. vii. 35 ; οὗ [see ds, IT. 11 a.] for ὅποι, Lk. xxiv. 28; 1 Co. xvi.6; πρός w. the ace. of ἃ pers., Mt. xxv. 9; xxvi. 14; Lk. xi. 5; xv. 18; xvi. 30; Jn. xiv. 12, 28; xvi. 28; xx. 17; Acts xxvii. 3; xxviii. 26; κατὰ τὴν ὁδόν, Acts viii. 36; διά ν΄. ἃ gen. of place, Mt. xii. 1; [Mk. ix. 30 L txt Tr txt. WH txt.]; the purpose of the journey is indicated by an infinitive: Mt. xxviii. 8 (9) Rec.; Lk. ii. 3; xiv. 19,31; Jn. xiv. 2; by the prep. ἐπί with an ace. [ef. ἐπί, C. 1.1 f.], Lk. xv. 4; foll. by ἵνα, Jn. xi. 11; by σύν w. a dat. of the attendance, Lk. vii. 6; Acts x. 20; xxvi. 13; 1Co. xvi. 4; ἔμπροσθέν twos, to go before one, Jn. x. 4. absol. i. q. to depart, go one’s way: Mt. ii. 9; viii. 9; xi. 7; xxviii. 11; Lk. vii. 8; xvii. 19; Jn.iv. 50; viii. 11; xiv. 3; Acts v. 20; viii. 27; xxi. 53 xxii. 21, etc.; i.q. to be on one’s way, to journey: (Lk. viii. 42 L Trmrg. ]; ix. 57; x. 88; xili.33; Actsix.3; xxii.6. to enter upon a journey; to go to do something: 1 Co. x. 27; Lk. x. 37. In accordance with the oriental fashion of describing an action circumstantially, the ptep. πορευόμενος or ποpeveis is placed before a finite verb which designates some other action (cf. ἀνίστημι, IL 1 c. and ἔρχομαι, I. 1 a.a. p. 250 bot.): Mt. ii. 8; ix. 13 (on which ef. the rabbin. phrase 793 δὲν (ef. Schoettgen or Wetstein ad loc.]) ; xi. 4; xxvii. 66; xxviii. 7; Lk. vii. 22; ix. 13, 52; Kill. 32/3) xiv. 10: xy. 10, xvil 14... χὶ 8... tibet. τ. 19. b. By a Hebraism, metaphorically, a. to depart from life: Lk. xxii. 22; so 307, Gen. xv. 2; Ps. XxXxix. 14. B. ὀπίσω τινός, to follow one, i.e. become his adherent [cf. B. 184 (160)]: Lk. xxi. 8 (Judg. ii. 12; 1 K. xi. 10; Sir. xlvi. 10) ; to seek [ef. Eng. run after] any thing, 2 Pet. ii. 10. y- to lead or order one’s life (see περιπατέω, b. a. and ὁδός, 2 a.); foll. by ἐν with a dat. of the thing to which one’s life is given up : ἐν ἀσελγείαις, 1 Pet. iv. 3; ἐν rats ἐντολαῖς τοῦ κυρίου, Lk. i. 6 ; κατὰ τὰς ἐπιθυμίας, 2 Pet. iii. 3; Jude 16, 18 ; ταῖς ὁδοῖς μου, dat. of place, [to walk in one’s own ways], to follow one’s moral preferences, Acts xiv. 16; τῇ ὁδῷ τινος, to imitate one, to follow his ways, Jude 11; τῷ φόβῳ τοῦ κυρίου, Acts ix. 31; see W. § 31,9; B. § 133, 22b.; ὑπὸ μεριμνῶν, to lead a life subject to cares, Lk. viii. 14, cf. Bornemann ad loc. ; [Meyer ed. Weiss ad loc.; yet see ὑπό, I. 2a.; W. 369 (346) note; B. § 147, 29; R. V.as they go on their way they are choked with cares, ete. Comp.: δια-, εἰσ- (-par), ἐκ- (μαι), ἐν- (μαι), ἐπι- (-μαι), mapa- (-μαι), mpo-, προσ(μαι), συν- (μαι). SYN. see ἔρχομαι, fin.]
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
πορεύω poreuō 153x
also listed as a deponent, πορεύομαι, to go, pass from one place to another, Mt. 17:27; 18:12; to go away, depart, Mt. 24:1; 25:41; Jn. 14:2, 3; trop. to go away, depart, from life, to die, Lk. 22:22; to go, pass on one’s way, journey, travel, Mt. 2:8, 9; Lk. 1:39; 2:41; πορεύομαι ὀπίσω, to go after, to become a follower or partisan, Lk. 21:8; or, to pursue after, be devoted to, 2 Pet. 2:10; from the Hebrew, to go or proceed in any way or course of life, live in any manner, Lk. 1:6; 8:14; Acts 9:31
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
πορεύω,
(< πόρος, a ford, a passage), [in LXX chiefly for הלךְ;]
in cl. (the act. becomes obsolete in late Gk.; v. 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: c. acc., ὁδόν, Ac 8:39; seq. ἐκεῖθεν, Mt 19:15; ἐντεῦθεν, Lk 13:31; ἀπό, Mt 25:41, Lk 4:42; εἰς, Mt 2:20, Mk 16:12, Lk 1:39, Jo 7:35, al; εἰς εἰρήνην (cf. I Ki 1:17). Lk 7:50; ἐν εἰρήνῃ, Ac 16:36; ἐπί, c. acc., Mt 22:9, Ac 25:12, al; ἕως, Ac 23:23; οὗ, Lk 24:28, I Co 16:6; πρός, c. acc. pers., Mt 25:9, Lk 11:5, al.; κατὰ τ. ὁδόν, Ac 8:36; διά, c. gen., Mt 12:1, Mk 9:30; c. inf., Lk 2:3, Jo 14:2; σύν, Lk 7:6, al.; ἵνα, Jo 11:11; absol., Mt 2:9, Lk 7:8, Jo 4:50, Ac 5:20, al.; ptcp., πορευθείς (on the pass. form of the aor., v. M, Pr., 161 f.), redundant (as in Heb. and Aram.; V. M, Pr., 231; Dalman, Words, 21), Mt 2:8, Lk 7:22, al. Metaph. (cf. Soph., O.T., 884; Xen., Cyr., 2, 2, 24, al), like οἴχομαι in cl., as euphemism for θνήσκω (so הלךְ in Ge 15:2); Lk 22:22 and perh. also 13:33 (v. Field, Notes, 66);
in ethical sense (De 19:9, Ps 14:2, al; cf. M, Pr., 112; Kennedy, Sources, 107): seq. ἐν, Lk 1:6, I Pe 4:3, II Pe 2:19; κατά, c. acc., II Pe 3:3, Ju 16, 18; c. dat. (Bl., § 38, 3), Ac 9:31 14:16, Ju 11;
of disciples or partisans (Jg 2:12, III Ki 11:10, Si 46:10): seq. ὀπίσω, c. gen. pers., Lk 21:8 (cf. δια-, εἰς-, (-μαι), ἐκ- (-μαι), ἐν- (-μαι), ἐπι- (-μαι), παρα- (-μαι), προ-, προσ- (-μαι), συν- (-μαι)).
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
πορεύω (poreuō) — to travel. πορ-εύω, future -σω[Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist ἐπόρευσα, poetry πόρευσα [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive and middle, future πορεύσομαι [LXX+5th c.BC+]aorist ἐπορευσάμην (only compounds ἐν-, προ-, [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.: perfect πεπόρευμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]:(πόρος):
I. active, make to go, carry, convey, by land or water, τινα [Refs 6th c.BC+]: with doubleaccusative, carry or ferry over, [Νέσσος] ποταμὸν.. Βροτοὺς μισθοῦ 'πόρευε [Refs 5th c.BC+]
I.2. of things, bring, carry, ἐπιστολὰς πατρί [Refs 5th c.BC+]; furnish, bestow, χρυσόν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; set in motion, κίνησις.. βραδυτῆτάς τε καὶ τάχη.. π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
I.3. absolutely, conduct a search, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. passive and middle, to be driven or carried, μέγας βοῦς ὑπὸ σμικρᾶς μάστιγος εἰς ὁδὸν π. [Refs]
II.2. go, walk, march, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; go by land, opposed to going by sea, [Refs]; also cross, pass over, διαφυλάσσειν τὰς σχεδίας, πορευθῆναι βασιλέϊ for the king's crossing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: c.accusative loci, enter, π.στέγας [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. διὰ Θεσσαλίης march through T., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. παρὰ βασιλέος come from his presence, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. πρὸς τὸν ἴδιον ἄνδρα go in to her husband, [Refs 5th c.BC+]go over, trauerse, [Refs 5th c.BC+] pass through the centre, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; π. γραμμάν traverse, move along a line, [Refs] —Special phrases: ἐς ἄρκυν π. fall into.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπ᾽ ἔργον π., ἐπὶ τὰ δευτερεῖα π., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. εἰς τὰ κτήματα enter into possession of.., [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἢν αἱ καθάρσιες πορεύωνται if the menses come, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.3. walk, i.e. live, εἴ τις ὑπέροπτα.. π. [LXX+5th c.BC+]
II.4. metaphorically, ἡ πονηρία διὰ τῶν ἡδονῶν π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of discourse, ἐκτὸς τῶν λόγων π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; καθ᾽ ὁμοιότητα π. proceed by analogy, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
II.5. proceed at law, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
II.6. go on one's way, i.e. die, [Refs 4th c.AD+]