to pass by/through
Paraporeuomai describes people moving past a place or through an area in the Gospel scenes cited.
The attested uses describe movement along a route: people go through grainfields or Galilee, or pass a visible location where they observe or address what is there.
Senses in use
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Moving past or through a place · dominant
The present middle participle identifies people in motion in Mark 11:20, Mark 15:29, and Matthew 27:39: in Mark 11:20 the APB renders that they passed by and saw the dried fig tree, while in Mark 15:29 and Matthew 27:39 those moving by revile him. The present middle infinitive in Mark 2:23 occurs as he travels through grainfields, and the imperfect middle indicative plural in Mark 9:30 describes continued travel through Galilee.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously renders the movement as “passed by,” “passing by,” and “passing through.” These expressions confirm the verses' travel or passing scenes rather than establish separate meanings.