What does πόῤῥωθεν (pórrhōthen) mean in the Bible?
πόῤῥωθεν (pórrhōthen) is a Greek word meaning "afar off".
Greek · G4207
πόῤῥωθεν
Afar off
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πόῤῥωθενG4207
Pronunciationpórrhōthen
What does πόῤῥωθεν (pórrhōthen) mean in the Bible?
πόῤῥωθεν (pórrhōthen) is a Greek word meaning "afar off".
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How does the BSB render G4207?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include at a distance (1), from afar (1).
Where does πόῤῥωθεν (pórrhōthen) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 17:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (1), 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 Itat a distance1×Luke 17:12
from afar1×Hebrews 11:13
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First aligned rowLuke 17:12
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Luke1Hebrews1
Source forms
πόρρωθεν2xporrōthenLuke 17:12, Hebrews 11:13
Parsing patterns
Adverb2xLuke 17:12, Hebrews 11:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. afar off
Source Gloss
afar off
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 17:12Adverb
πόρρωθεν·porrwqen
from afar, far off
Read verseHebrews 11:13Adverb
πόρρωθενporrwqen
from afar, 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.
Word Origins
πόῤῥωθεν is built from this root:
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