Greek word · G3837
πανταχοῦ
pantachou
everywhere
Appears 6 times in 6 verses of the Greek New Testament. ·
What it means
πανταχοῦ
adv., [in LXX: Isaiah 42:22 (כָּלַם)* ;]
everywhere: Mark 1:28 16:20, Luke 9:6, Acts 17:30 24:3 28:22, 1 Corinthians 4:17.†
(AS)
From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).
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Where it appears
Mark · 1
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Mark 1:28 πανταχοῦ everywhere
And the news about Jesus spread quickly through the whole region of Galilee.
Here: "Everywhere, in every direction." It stresses how widely the news spread, and adds to the "whole" that follows. Some manuscripts leave it out (see variants).
Luke · 1
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Luke 9:6 πανταχοῦ.¶ everywhere.
So they set out and went from village to village, preaching the gospel and healing people everywhere.
Here: 'Everywhere', a sweeping summary of how far the mission reached. It prepares for the next verse, where the news reaches even Herod Antipas. It most naturally goes with the whole activity, though some translations attach it only to 'healing'.
Acts · 3
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Acts 17:30 πανταχοῦ everywhere
Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
Here: Spreads the order across space as well as people. It sounds like 'pantas' (pantas pantachou), an alliteration that drives home how total the order is: all people, all places.
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Acts 24:3 πανταχοῦ everywhere
In every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, we acknowledge this with all gratitude.
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Acts 28:22 πανταχοῦ everywhere
But we consider your views worth hearing, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.”
Here: 'Everywhere', meaning across the Jewish communities of the Mediterranean world. Acts itself has narrated this from Jerusalem to Asia and Greece.
1 Corinthians · 1
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1 Corinthians 4:17 πανταχοῦ everywhere
That is why I have sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which is exactly what I teach everywhere in every church.
Here: In every place Paul works. It stresses that his teaching is the same wherever he goes.
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