πορεία

poreia · journey

Greek word · Strong’s number G4197 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

poreia (πορεία) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “journey”.

Way, going; one's pursuits.

How to say it

po·rei·a

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. Traveling toward a place.
  2. The busy dealings of life.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • pursuits ×1
  • way ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Luke 13:22

    And he was going through cities and villages, teaching and making his way toward Jerusalem.

  • James 1:11

    For the sun rose with its scorching heat and withered the grass, and its flower fell, and the beauty of its appearance perished; so also the rich man will fade away in his pursuits.