Greek · G2089, G4206, G575 · unreviewed

ἔτι αὐτοῦ πόρρω ὄντος

"Yet," still (of time or degree) · far (away) · away from

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ἔτι G2089 "yet," still (of time or degree)
Pronunciation éti
Marks incomplete action or state; emphasizes what remains pending or what continues into present.
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πόῤῥω G4206 far (away)
Pronunciation pórrhō
Distance suggesting separation or remoteness rather than merely spatial measurement
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ἀπό G575 away from
Pronunciation apó
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What does ἔτι αὐτοῦ πόρρω ὄντος (eti autou porrō ontos) mean in the Bible?

ἔτι · πόῤῥω · ἀπό is a Greek word meaning "while he is still far away".

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Meaning

while he is still far away
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Matt 5:13 · Matt 12:46 · Matt 17:5 · Matt 18:16 · Matt 19:20 · Matt 26:47 · Matt 26:65 · Matt 27:63 · Mark 5:35 · Mark 12:6 · Mark 14:43 · Mark 14:63 · Luke 1:15 · Luke 8:49 · Luke 9:42 · Luke 14:22 93×
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

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