ὁδὸν
odon
way
apparently a primary word; a road; by implication, a progress (the route, act or distance); figuratively, a mode or means:--journey, (high-)way.
Luke 3:4 · Word #16
Lexicon G3598
| Lemma | ὁδός |
| Transliteration | hodós |
| Strong's | G3598 |
| In-context | way |
| Literal | way |
Morphology N ACC F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ὁδός |
| Strong's | G3598 |
SIBI-P1 G3598-04
the way
| Root | ὁδός (hodós) |
| Core Meanings | road, path, way, journey, course, manner, means |
| Semantic Range | literal road or highway; journey or travel; route or distance; figuratively a course of life, conduct, method, or means; in early Christian usage, the Way as a designation for the faith. |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical literature, ὁδός frequently signifies not only a physical road but a moral or spiritual course. It becomes a key metaphor for covenantal faithfulness, divine guidance, and in Acts a self-designation for the early Christian movement as "the Way." |
| Morphological Notes | Noun, accusative feminine singular (Gr,N,,,,,AFS,); functions as a direct object; from lemma ὁδός. |
| Rendering Rationale | Ὁδὸν is the accusative feminine singular form of ὁδός, denoting a single road or path as the direct object of a verb. "The way" preserves the concrete sense of a traveled road while allowing for its extended metaphorical meanings of course or manner, and the singular form reflects the morphology. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ὁδός (road, path, way, journey, course, manner, means)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G3598-01 |
odo | in the way |
G3598-02 |
odoi | ways |
G3598-03 |
odois | in the road-ways |
Word Usage (101 occurrences of G3598)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew 2:12 | ὁδοῦ | odou | way |
| Matthew 3:3 | ὁδὸν | odon | way |
| Matthew 4:15 | ὁδὸν | odon |