Far (away)
πόρρωStrong’s G4206porrō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Porrō is the Greek word usually translated “far away”, “far off” and “farther”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.”
Meaning
Usually translated “far away”, “far off” and “farther”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- far away 2
- far off 1
- farther 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 2
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 7:6He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
- Luke 14:32Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.
- Luke 24:28And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.
Greek dictionary
πόρρω porrō · far (away)
πόρρω adv. (in older Attic, πρόσω), [in LXX for רָחוֹק, etc. ;] far off: Mat.15:8, Mrk.7:6" (LXX), Luk.14:32; comparat., πορρώτερον (-ρω, T), Luk.24:28.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “farther” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
F'ARTHER, adjective
comparative
- More remote; more distant than something else.
- Longer; tending to a greater distance.
All definitions and other forms of “farther”
F'ARTHER, adverb
- At or to a greater distance; more remotely; beyond.
- Moreover; by way of progression in a subject. farther let us consider the probable event.
F'ARTHER, verb transitive
To promote; to advance; to help forward. [little used.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.