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On foot

πεζῇStrong’s G3979

pezē

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Pezē is the Greek word usually translated “on foot”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.”
Matthew 14:13 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “on foot”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • on foot 2

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Matthew 1
  • Mark 1

2 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

πεζῇ pezē · on foot

πεζός, -ή, -όν (πούς), [in LXX for רַגְלִי ;] 1. on foot: Mat.14:13 (WH, mg., R, txt.). 2. Opp. to going by sea, by land: Mat.14:13 (WH, mg., R, mg.). 3. As adv., πεζῇ (sc. ὁδῷ), on foot or by land: Mt 1413 (WH, txt.), Mrk.6:33.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.