πόῤῥω

porrhō · far

Greek word · Strong’s number G4206 · appears 3 times in the Bible

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What it means

porrhō (πόῤῥω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “far”.

Away.

How to say it

por·rhō

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. At a great distance.

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

How it is translated

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

  • far away ×2
  • far ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

  • Matthew 15:8

    ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far away from me;

  • Mark 7:6

    But he said to them, “Isaiah prophesied well about you hypocrites, as it is written, ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me;

  • Luke 14:32

    And if not, while he is still far away, he sends a delegation and asks for the terms of peace.