What does ἐπιπορεύομαι (epiporeúomai) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιπορεύομαι (epiporeúomai) is a Greek word meaning "to come/go to".
Greek · G1975
ἐπιπορεύομαι
To come/go to
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ἐπιπορεύομαιG1975
Pronunciationepiporeúomai
What does ἐπιπορεύομαι (epiporeúomai) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιπορεύομαι (epiporeúomai) is a Greek word meaning "to come/go to".
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How does the BSB render G1975?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include were coming (1).
Where does ἐπιπορεύομαι (epiporeúomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 8:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itwere coming1×Luke 8:4
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 8:4
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Luke1
Source forms
ἐπιπορευομένων1xepiporeuomenōnLuke 8:4
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural1xLuke 8:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to come/go to
Source Gloss
to come/go to
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
to travel, journey to: before πρός, with accusative of person(s), Luk.8:4.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 8:4Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Genitive Plural Masculine
ἐπιπορευομένωνepiporeuomenwn
I journey to
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1
Voice
middle1
Mood
participle1
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐπιπορεύομαι is built from these roots: