Greek word · G4206

πόρρω

porrō

far (away)

Appears 4 times in 4 verses of the Greek New Testament. ·

What it means

πόρρω

adv. (in older Attic, πρόσω), [in LXX for רָחוֹק, etc. ;]

far off: Matthew 15:8, Mark 7:6" (LXX), Luke 14:32; comparat., πορρώτερον (-ρω, T), Luke 24:28.†

(AS)

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

Where it appears

Matthew · 1

  1. Matthew 15:8 πόρρω far away

    ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.

    Here: 'Far off'. It is distance language, the opposite of the covenant ideal of drawing near to God.

Mark · 1

  1. Mark 7:6 πόρρω far away

    Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.

    Here: 'At a great distance'. It strengthens the verb: not merely apart, but far away.

Luke · 2

  1. Luke 14:32 πόρρω far off

    And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.

  2. Luke 24:28 πορρώτερον farther

    As they approached the village where they were headed, He seemed to be going farther.

    Here: The comparative form of "far": farther on, beyond the village, down the road and into the oncoming night.

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