Lexicon
παραπορεύομαι
paraporeuomai
G3899
G:V Greek

to pass by/through

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Greek
Language

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

  1. 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.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture