Way
τρόποςStrong’s G5158tropos
Appears in 13 verses of the New Testament
In short
Tropos is the Greek word usually translated “way”, “manner” and “manner of life”. It appears in 13 verses of the New Testament.
“Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;”
Meaning
Usually translated “way”, “manner” and “manner of life”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- way 9
- manner 3
- manner of life 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 4
- 2 Thessalonians 2
- Matthew 1
- Luke 1
- Romans 1
- Philippians 1
9 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Thessalonians 3:16In contextNow the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.
- Jude 1:7In contextEven as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
- Matthew 23:37O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
- Luke 13:34O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!
- Acts 1:11Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
- Acts 7:28Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?
Greek dictionary
τρόπος tropos · way
τρόπος, -ου, ὁ (τρέπω), [in LXX chiefly (ὃν τ.) for אֲשֶׁר ;] 1. a way, manner, fashion: Mat.23:37, Luk.13:34, Act.1:11 7:28, 2Ti.3:8, Ju 7; καθ᾽ ὃν τ., Act.15:11 27:25 (ef. MM, xxv); κατὰ πάντα τ., Rom.3:2; κατὰ μηδένα τ. (4Ma.4:24, al.), 2Th.2:3; (ἐν) παντὶ τ., Php.1:18, 2Th.3:16 2. Of persons, manner of life, character (Hdt., Æsch., al.): Heb.13:5.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “way” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WAY, noun
[G., Latin ]
- Literally, a passing; hence, a passage; the place of passing; hence, a road of any kind; a highway; a private road; a lane; a street; any place for the passing of men; cattle or other animals; a word of very comprehensive signification.
- Length of space; as a great way; a little way
- Course; direction of motion or travel.
- Passage; room for passing.
All definitions
- Course, or regular course.
- Tendency to any meaning or act.
- Sphere of observation.
- Manner of doing any thing; method; means of doing.
- Method; scheme of management.
- Manner of thinking or behavior; particular turn of opinion; determination or humor.
- Manner; mode.
- Method; manner of practice.
- Method or plan of life and conduct.“Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace” Proverbs 3:17“All flesh had corrupted his way” Genesis 6:12
- Course; process of things, good or bad.
- Right method to act or know.
- General scheme of acting.
- Ways, plural the timbers on which a ship is launched.
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.