What does ἀπό · μακρόθεν mean in the Bible?
ἀπό · μακρόθεν is a Greek phrase meaning "from far away".
Greek · G575, G3113
ἀπὸ μακρόθεν
Away from · from a distance or afar
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ἀπό G575 away from
Pronunciation apó
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μακρόθεν G3113 from a distance or afar
Pronunciation makróthen
Spatial separation emphasizing distance; often signals emotional remoteness or reluctant observation in narrative contexts.
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What does ἀπὸ μακρόθεν (apo makrothen) mean in the Bible?
ἀπό · μακρόθεν is a Greek phrase meaning "from far away".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G575, G3113?
G575, G3113 is connected to 644 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. from far away
Source Gloss
from far away
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 644
Matt 1:17 · Matt 1:21 · Matt 1:24 · Matt 2:1 · Matt 2:16 · Matt 3:4 · Matt 3:7 · Matt 3:13 · Matt 3:16 · Matt 4:17 · Matt 4:25 · Matt 5:18 · Matt 5:29 · Matt 5:30 · Matt 5:42 · Matt 6:13 643×
John 11:18 1×
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