poreuomai · go

What it means

poreuomai (πορεύομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “go”.

Set out; also live, walk in a way of life.

How to say it

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. To go somewhere, set out.
2. To live in a certain way.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Word study

To go, to set out; figuratively, to walk, that is, to live in a certain way. Abbott-Smith: to traverse; to travel; to go, proceed, go one's way.

• “So go and make disciples” Matthew 28:19Matthew 10:6
• “Go {and} report to John” Luke 7:22Luke 17:14
• Going on one's way: “go after the lost one” Luke 15:4Luke 1:39
• “I am going to prepare a place for you” John 14:2
• Walking in the commandments: living Luke 1:6

How we translate it

“Go” 72 times, “going” 30, “went” 27, “traveling” 5, “walking” 5… When the matter is the way one lives, “walking” (“walking blameless in all the commandments”, Luke 1:6).

How it is translated

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

• go ×72
• going ×30
• went ×27
• traveling ×5
• walking ×5
• he goes ×3
• gone ×2
• it goes ×2
• goes ×1
• having walked ×1
• others ×2

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×29
• Mark×3
• Luke×51
• John×13
• Acts×37
• Romans×2
• 1 Corinthians×4
• 1 Timothy×1
• 2 Timothy×1
• James×1
• 1 Peter×3
• 2 Peter×2
• Jude×3

• Matthew 2:8

  And sending them to Bethlehem, he said, “Go and inquire precisely about the child; and when you find him, report to me, so that I too may come and bow down before him.”

• Matthew 2:9

  And they, having heard the king, went on their way; and look, the star that they had seen at its rising was going ahead of them until it came and stopped over where the child was.

• Matthew 2:20

  saying, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child’s life have died.”

• Matthew 8:9

  For I too am a man under authority, having soldiers under me; and I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

• Matthew 9:13

  So go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

• Matthew 10:6

  but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

• Matthew 10:7

  And as you go, proclaim, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’

• Matthew 11:4

  And Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and report to John what you hear and see:

• Matthew 11:7

  As these were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to look at? A reed shaken by the wind?

• Matthew 12:1

  At that time Jesus went on the Sabbath through the grainfields; and his disciples were hungry and began to pick heads of grain and to eat.

• Matthew 12:45

  Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. So it will be also with this evil generation.”

• Matthew 17:27

  But so that we do not cause them to stumble, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish that comes up; and when you open its mouth, you will find a stater. Take that and give it to them for me and you.”

• Matthew 18:12

  What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go and search for the one that is going astray?

• Matthew 19:15

  And after laying his hands on them, he went from there.

• Matthew 21:2

  saying to them, “Go into the village that is opposite you, and at once you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me.

• Matthew 21:6

  And the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them;

• Matthew 22:9

  So go to the places where the roads go out of the city, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding feast.’

• Matthew 22:15

  Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might trap him in his words.

• Matthew 24:1

  And Jesus went out from the temple and was going away, and his disciples came up to point out to him the buildings of the temple.

• Matthew 25:9

  But the wise answered, saying, ‘No; otherwise there will certainly not be enough for us and for you; go instead to those who sell and buy for yourselves.’

• Matthew 25:16

  the one who had received the five talents went and worked with them and gained another five.

• Matthew 25:41

  Then he will say also to those at the left, ‘Go from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

• Matthew 26:14

  Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the high priests

• Matthew 27:66

  And they went and made the grave secure, sealing the stone, with the guard.

• Matthew 28:7

  And go quickly and tell his disciples that ‘He has been raised from the dead, and look, he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him.’ Look, I have told you.”

• Matthew 28:11

  While they were going, look, some of the guard came into the city and reported to the high priests all the things that had happened.

• Matthew 28:16

  Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had directed them.

• Matthew 28:19

  So go and make disciples of all the nations, immersing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

• Mark 16:10

  She went and reported it to those who had been with him, as they were mourning and weeping.

• Mark 16:12

  After these things he appeared in another form to two of them as they were walking, going into the country.

• Mark 16:15

  And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation.

• Luke 1:6

  And they were both righteous before God, walking blameless in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.

• Luke 1:39

  And in those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town of Judah,

• Luke 2:3

  And all were going to be registered, each to his own town.

• Luke 2:41

  And his parents used to go every year to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover.

• Luke 4:30

  But he, passing through the midst of them, went on his way.

• Luke 4:42

  And when day came, he went out and went to a deserted place; and the crowds were searching for him, and they came to him and were holding him back so that he would not go away from them.

• Luke 5:24

  But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” —he said to the paralyzed man— “I say to you, get up, and pick up your stretcher and go to your home.”

• Luke 7:6

  And Jesus was going with them. And when he was already not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy for you to come under my roof.

• Luke 7:8

  For I too am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me, and I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

And 110 more times.