en_ugl/content/G35980/01.md

ὁδός -οῦ, ἡ

Word data

• Strongs: G35980

• Alternate spellings:

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• Part of speech:

• Instances in Scripture: 101

• All Scriptures cited: No

Etymology:

• LXX/Hebrew glosses:

in LXX chiefly (very freq.) for דֶּרֶךְ;

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• Antonyms for all senses

• Synonyms for all senses:

Senses

Sense 1.0:

Definition:

Glosses:

a way;

Explanation:

path; road;

Citations:

a way, path, road: [Mt 2:12](Mat 2:12), [Mk 10:46](Mrk 10:46), [Lk 3:5](Luk 3:5), al.; κατὰ τὴν ὁ., [Lk 10:4](Luk 10:4), al.; παρὰ τὴν ὁ., [Mt 13:4](Mat 13:4), al.; c. gen. pers, (subj.), τὴν ὁ. ἑτοιμάζειν (fig.), [Mt 3:3](Mat 3:3), [Mk 1:3](Mrk 1:3), al.; c. gen. term. (obj.), ἐθνῶν, [Mt 10:5](Mat 10:5); τ. ἁγίων (fig.), [He 9:8](Heb 9:8); acc., ὁδόν, with force of prep. (like Heb. דֶּרֶךְ; Bl., § 34, 8; 35, 5), ὁ. θαλάσσης, [Mt 4:15](Mat 4:15)(LXX).

Sense 2.0:

Definition:

Glosses:

way;

Explanation:

journey; to make; way;

Citations:

A traveller's way, journey: ἐν τ. ὁ., [Mt 5:25](Mat 5:25), [Mk 8:27](Mrk 8:27), al.; ἐξ ὁ., [Lk 11:6](Luk 11:6); εἰς ὁ., [Mt 10:10](Mat 10:10); τ. ὁδὸν πορεύεσθαι, [Ac 8:39](Act 8:39); ὁ. ἡμέρας, [Lk 2:44](Luk 2:44); ὁδὸν ποιεῖν (= cl., ὁ. ποιεῖσθαι; v. Field, Notes, 25), to make one's way, i.e. proceed on one's journey, [Mk 2:23](Mrk 2:23).

Sense 3.0:

Definition:

Citations:

Metaph. (cl.; but esp. freq. in Heb.; v. Cremer, 442 ff.), of a course of conduct, a way of thinking or acting: [Ac 14:16](Act 14:16), [I Co 4:17](1Co 4:17) [12:31](1Co 12:31), [Ja 1:8](Jas 1:8) [5:20](Jas 5:20); τοῦ Κάϊν, [Ju 11](Jud 1:11); τ. Βαλαάμ, [II Pe 2:15](2Pe 2:15); εἰρήνης, [Ro 3:17](Rom 3:17); ζωῆς, [Ac 2:28](Act 2:28); [ἡ ὁ. ἡ ἀπάγουσα εἰς τ. ζωήν]() (Dalman, Words, 160), [Mt 7:14](Mat 7:14); τ. δικαιοσύνης, [Mt 21:32](Mat 21:32); σωτηρίας, [Ac 16:17](Act 16:17); αἱ ὁ. τ. θεοῦ (κυρίου), [Ac 13:10](Act 13:10), [Ro 11:33](Rom 11:33), [Re 15:3](Rev 15:3) (cf. [Ho 14:9](Hos 14:9) Ps 94 (95):10, Si 39:24, al.); ἡ ὁ. τ. θεοῦ (the way approved by God), [Mt 22:16](Mat 22:16), [Mk 12:14](Mrk 12:14), [Lk 20:21](Luk 20:21); id., of the Christian religion, [Ac 18:26](Act 18:26); so, absol., ἡ ὁ., [Ac 9:2](Act 9:2) [19:9](Act 19:9), [23](Act 19:23) [24:22](Act 24:22); of Christ as the means of approach to God, [Jo 14:6](Jhn 14:6).

Sense 4.0:

Definition:

Citations:

Ellipsis of ὁ.: ποίας (sc. ὁδοῦ), [Lk 5:19](Luk 5:19); ἐκείνης, [Luke 19:4](Luk 19:4) (v. Bl., § 36, 13; 44, 1).