Greek word · G1975
ἐπιπορεύομαι
epiporeuomai
to come/go to
To travel to, make one's way to, journey toward. The prefix epi- adds direction toward a goal.
Appears once in the Greek New Testament. ·
What it means
ἐπι-πορεύομαι
[in LXX: Leviticus 26:33 (אָחַר), Ezekiel 39:14 (עָבַר), Ep. Jeremiah 6:2, 2Ma.2:28, 3Ma.1:4 * ;]
to travel, journey to: before πρός, with accusative of person(s), Luke 8:4.†
(AS)
From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).
In depth
- Range of meaning
To travel to, make one's way to, journey toward. The prefix epi- adds direction toward a goal.
- Against the English
'Were coming' (BSB, WEB, YLT) is accurate. KJV's 'were come' is an old perfect form that loses the sense that people are still on the way.
- Used elsewhere in the period
Occurs only here in the New Testament. Found in the Septuagint (e.g. Lev 26:33 variant readings; 3 Macc 1:4) and in Hellenistic historians for marching or travelling toward a place.
Where it appears
Luke · 1
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Luke 8:4 ἐπιπορευομένων are coming
While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, He told them this parable:
Here: A present participle, 'who were making their way'. People are still on the road heading to Jesus. The verb is found only here in the NT.
Word data: STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0), main text only.