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ἐπιπορεύομαι

epiporeúomai

G1975 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

to go on, proceed, continue to journey; to travel further along a route, with the focus on continuing movement from a previous location. The term can indicate literal travel or, in some contexts, the ongoing progression of a process.

Semantic Range

to proceed further, to go on (a journey), to travel onward, to approach, to come (toward a place or person), to continue progressing

Root / Etymology

From the preposition ἐπί (upon, onward, over) and the verb πορεύομαι (to go, proceed, travel), thus conveying the sense of moving onward or further.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In Koine and later Greek, ἐπιπορεύομαι is a compound verb rarely attested outside biblical or Jewish-Greek literature. Its use in the New Testament and Septuagint generally denotes physical progression along a route, often signaling advancement or the act of coming further toward a place or person. The compound is semantically stronger than simple πορεύομαι, emphasizing the aspect of further or continued movement. Standard English translations frequently render it as 'come,' 'go on,' or 'proceed,' but may overlook the sense of continuation implicit in the prefix ἐπί-. No significant theological nuance is attached to the verb itself; its primary focus is spatial movement or ongoing action.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from ἐπί and πορεύομαι; to journey further, i.e. travel on (reach):--come.

Root Family

ἐπιπορεύομαι (epiporeuomai) — to travel, to proceed, to go onward

Root πορευ- to travel, to proceed, to go

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G1975-01 ἐπιπορευομένων epiporeuomenon V PRS MID PTCP GEN M PL were coming of those journeying onward of those journeying onward 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G1975-01 Luke 8:4 ἐπιπορευομένων epiporeuomenon V PRS MID PTCP GEN M PL were coming of those journeying onward of those journeying onward
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