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.

G4043

Colossians 1:10 · Word #1

Lexicon G4043

Lemmaπεριπατέω
Transliterationperipatéō
Strong'sG4043
DefinitionTo 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

Phraseto walk
Literalto-walk

Lexical Info

Lemmaπεριπατέω
Strong'sG4043

SIBI-P1 Translation G4043-13

to walk about

Morphological NotesVerb; aorist tense (simple/completed aspect), active voice, infinitive mood.
Rendering RationaleThe 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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