What does ὁδεύω (hodeúō) mean in the Bible?
ὁδεύω (hodeúō) is a Greek word meaning "to travel".
Greek · G3593
ὁδεύω
To travel
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ὁδεύωG3593
Pronunciationhodeúō
What does ὁδεύω (hodeúō) mean in the Bible?
ὁδεύω (hodeúō) is a Greek word meaning "to travel".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3593?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include on a journey (1).
Where does ὁδεύω (hodeúō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 10:33. 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 Iton a journey1×Luke 10:33
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 10:33
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Luke1
Source forms
ὁδεύων1xhodeuōnLuke 10:33
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular1xLuke 10:33
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to travel
Strong'sG3593
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances1 timeWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to travel
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(ὁδός), [in LXX : 3Ki.6:12 A (metaphorically, הָלַךְ), Tob.6:5, Wis.5:7 (figuratively)* ;] to travel, journey: Luk.10:33 (cf.δι-, συν-οδεύω).
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 10:33Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ὁδεύωνodeuwn
I journey, travel
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.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms1TensesPresentVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Present ActiveLuke 10:331×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1
Voice
active1
Mood
participle1
NT 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
ὁδεύω is built from this root: