What does εὐθέως · πορεύομαι mean in the Bible?
e. at once or soon".
Greek · G2112, G4198
εὐθέως πορευθεὶς
Immediately · to travel
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εὐθέωςG2112immediately
Pronunciationeuthéōs
Emphasizes immediacy without delay, often marking sudden transitions in narrative action or divine response.
Open lexicon entry →πορεύομαιG4198to travel
Pronunciationporeúomai
Means to go with directional purpose; ethically, to conduct one's life or follow someone's way.
Open lexicon entry →What does εὐθέως πορευθεὶς (eutheōs poreutheis) mean in the Bible?
εὐθέως · πορεύομαι is a Greek phrase meaning "directly, i.e. at once or soon".
Full entry for εὐθέως πορευθεὶς (G2112, G4198) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2112, G4198?
G2112, G4198 is connected to 35 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. directly, i.e. at once or soon
Source Gloss
directly, i.e. at once or soon
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms35
Matt 4:20 · Matt 4:22 · Matt 8:3 · Matt 13:5 · Matt 14:22 · Matt 14:31 · Matt 20:34 · Matt 21:2 · Matt 24:29 · Matt 25:15 · Matt 26:49 · Matt 26:74 · Matt 27:48 · Luke 5:13 · Luke 12:36 · Luke 12:5435×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 150 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present77aorist53imperfect13future6perfect1
Voice
middle97passive53
Mood
indicative50participle48imperative26infinitive19subjunctive7
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:20πορεύουpresent middle imperativeimperativeMatthew 2:8Πορευθέντεςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 2:9ἐπορεύθησανaorist passive indicativecompletedMatthew 8:9Πορεύθητιaorist passive imperativeimperativeMatthew 8:9πορεύεταιpresent middle indicativeongoingMatthew 9:13πορευθέντεςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 10:6πορεύεσθεpresent middle imperativeimperativeMatthew 10:7πορευόμενοιpresent middle participleparticipleMatthew 11:4Πορευθέντεςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 11:7πορευομένωνpresent middle participleparticipleMatthew 12:1ἐπορεύθηaorist passive indicativecompletedMatthew 12:45πορεύεταιpresent middle indicativeongoingMatthew 17:27πορευθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 18:12πορευθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 19:15ἐπορεύθηaorist passive indicativecompletedMatthew 21:2Πορεύεσθεpresent middle imperativeimperativeMatthew 21:6πορευθέντεςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 22:15πορευθέντεςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 22:9πορεύεσθεpresent middle imperativeimperativeMatthew 24:1ἐπορεύετοimperfect middle indicativebackgroundMatthew 25:16πορευθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 25:41Πορεύεσθεpresent middle imperativeimperativeMatthew 25:9πορεύεσθεpresent middle imperativeimperativeMatthew 26:14πορευθεὶςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 27:66πορευθέντεςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 28:11Πορευομένωνpresent middle participleparticipleMatthew 28:16ἐπορεύθησανaorist passive indicativecompletedMatthew 28:19πορευθέντεςaorist passive participleparticipleMatthew 28:7πορευθεῖσαιaorist passive participleparticipleMark 16:10πορευθεῖσαaorist passive participleparticipleMark 16:12πορευομένοιςpresent middle participleparticipleMark 16:15Πορευθέντεςaorist passive participleparticipleLuke 1:39ἐπορεύθηaorist passive indicativecompletedLuke 1:6πορευόμενοιpresent middle participleparticipleLuke 2:3ἐπορεύοντοimperfect middle indicativebackgroundLuke 2:41ἐπορεύοντοimperfect middle indicativebackgroundLuke 4:30ἐπορεύετοimperfect middle indicativebackgroundLuke 4:42ἐπορεύθηaorist passive indicativecompletedLuke 4:42πορεύεσθαιpresent middle infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 5:24πορεύουpresent middle imperativeimperative+110 more occurrences
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
εὐθέως πορευθεὶς is built from this root: