makrothen · from afar

What it means

makrothen (μακρόθεν) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “from afar”.

From a distance, far off.

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. From a place set apart, at a good distance.

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

How it is translated

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

• distance ×8
• off ×4
• far away ×2

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×2
• Mark×5
• Luke×4
• Revelation×3

• Matthew 26:58

  And Peter was following him from a distance as far as the courtyard of the high priest, and going inside, he sat with the attendants to see the outcome.

• Matthew 27:55

  And there were there many women watching from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him;

• Mark 5:6

  And seeing Jesus from a distance, he ran and bowed down before him;

• Mark 8:3

  and if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them have come from far away.”

• Mark 11:13

  And seeing from a distance a fig tree that had leaves, he went to see if perhaps he would find anything on it; and when he came to it he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

• Mark 14:54

  And Peter followed him from a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with the attendants and warming himself at the fire.

• Mark 15:40

  And there were also women watching from a distance, among whom were both Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome,

• Luke 16:23

  And in Hades, lifting up his eyes, being in torment, he sees Abraham from far away, and Lazarus in his bosom.

• Luke 18:13

  But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’

• Luke 22:54

  And seizing him, they led him away and brought him into the house of the high priest; and Peter was following at a distance.

• Luke 23:49

  And all his acquaintances stood at a distance, and the women who had followed him from Galilee, seeing these things.

• Revelation 18:10

  standing far off for fear of her torment, saying, “Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.”

• Revelation 18:15

  The merchants of these things, who grew rich from her, will stand far off for fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,

• Revelation 18:17

  For in one hour such great wealth has been laid waste!” And every ship captain and everyone who sails to any place, and sailors, and all who work on the sea, stood far off