Porrōthen πόρρωθεν
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| πόρρωθεν | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | porrōthen |
| Strong's number | G4207 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adverb |
| Gloss | afar off |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (1) |
Porrōthen (Greek πόρρωθεν, Strong's G4207) is a Greek adverb meaning “afar off”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
πόρρωθεν
adv. (τόρρω, which see), [in LXX for רָחוֹק and cogn. forms ;]
from afar: Luk.17:12, Heb.11:13.†
(AS)
adv. (τόρρω, which see), [in LXX for רָחוֹק and cogn. forms ;]
from afar: Luk.17:12, Heb.11:13.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | off (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | distance (1), afar (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Porrōthen, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 17:12And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance
Hebrews
- Hebrews 11:13These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).