What does πόῤῥω (pórrhō) mean in the Bible?
πόῤῥω (pórrhō): Distance suggesting separation or remoteness rather than merely spatial measurement
Greek · G4206
πόῤῥω
Far (away)
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πόῤῥω G4206
Pronunciation pórrhō
What does πόῤῥω (pórrhō) mean in the Bible?
πόῤῥω (pórrhō): Distance suggesting separation or remoteness rather than merely spatial measurement
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How does the BSB render G4206?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), far (1), far off (1), farther (1).
Where does πόῤῥω (pórrhō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 15:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), Mark (1), Matthew (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 It . . . 1× Matthew 15:8
far 1× Mark 7:6
far off 1× Luke 14:32
farther 1× Luke 24:28
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Usage map
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First aligned row Matthew 15:8
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Luke 2
Source forms
πόρρω 3x porrō Matthew 15:8, Mark 7:6, Luke 14:32
πορρώτερον 1x porrōteron Luke 24:28
Parsing patterns
Adverb 4x Matthew 15:8, Mark 7:6, Luke 14:32, Luke 24:28
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Distance suggesting separation or remoteness rather than merely spatial measurement
Strong's G4206
Lexical occurrences 0 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 14:32 Source Gloss
far (away)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 15:8 Adverb
πόρρω porrw
far, far off
Read verse Mark 7:6 Adverb
πόρρω porrw
far, far off
Read verse Luke 14:32 Adverb
πόρρω porrw
far, far off
Read verse Luke 24:28 Adverb
πορρωτέρω porrwterw
far, far off
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.
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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Biblical Witnesses
spatial distance, describing an army approaching from a considerable distance away
Word Origins
πόῤῥω is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain