Greek word · G3593

ὁδεύω

hodeuō

to journey

To travel or make a journey (from ὁδός, "road"). It is an ordinary word for being on the road, used in Greek writing and everyday documents of the period. The present participle means "while on a journey" or "being a traveler."

Appears once in the Greek New Testament. ·

What it means

ὁδεύω

(ὁδός), [in LXX : 1 Kings 6:12 A (metaphorically, הָלַךְ), Tobit 6:5, Wisdom of Solomon 5:7 (figuratively)* ;]

to travel, journey: Luke 10:33 (cf.δι-, συν-οδεύω).†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

In depth

From the study of Luke 10:33

Range of meaning

To travel or make a journey (from ὁδός, "road"). It is an ordinary word for being on the road, used in Greek writing and everyday documents of the period. The present participle means "while on a journey" or "being a traveler."

Against the English

"On a journey" (BSB), "as he journeyed" (KJV, ESV), "as he traveled" (WEB, NIV), "journeying" (YLT). All are accurate. The NLT's "came along" drops the idea that he was a traveler.

Used elsewhere in the period

This is its only use in the New Testament. It is common in Hellenistic Greek for travel. Luke uses the related noun ὁδός ("road") for the priest's route in v. 31.

Where it appears

Luke · 1

  1. Luke 10:33 ὁδεύων journeying

    But a Samaritan on a journey came upon him, and when he saw him, he had compassion.

    Here: "Being on a journey." This verb appears only here in the New Testament. It marks him as a traveler passing through Judean country far from home, perhaps a trader, since he carries oil, wine and money and has an animal (vv. 34–35).

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