περιπατῆσαι
peripatéō
to walk
To walk, to go about; more broadly, to conduct one’s life or behave in a certain manner. The primary meaning is physical movement from place to place, but commonly used figuratively in Hellenistic and Koine Greek to describe patterns of behavior, manner of living, or one's habitual conduct.
Colossians 1:10 · Word #1
Lexicon G4043
| Lemma | περιπατέω |
| Transliteration | peripatéō |
| Strong's | G4043 |
| Definition | To walk, to go about; more broadly, to conduct one’s life or behave in a certain manner. The primary meaning is physical movement from place to place, but commonly used figuratively in Hellenistic and Koine Greek to describe patterns of behavior, manner of living, or one's habitual conduct. |
Morphology V AOR ACT INF
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | INF — Infinitive — The verbal idea without person/number |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to walk |
| Literal | to-walk |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | περιπατέω |
| Strong's | G4043 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4043-13
to walk about
| Morphological Notes | Verb; aorist tense (simple/completed aspect), active voice, infinitive mood. |
| Rendering Rationale | The aorist active infinitive expresses the simple action of walking or going about without reference to duration. "To walk about" preserves the literal sense of περί (around) + πατέω (to tread), reflecting the root meaning apart from contextual nuance. |
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