G3598 ὁδός (hodós) — road

Lexical Definition

Strong's Greek G3598

a road; by implication, a progress (the route, act or distance); figuratively, a mode or means

KJV usage: :--journey, (high-)way.

Etymology: apparently a primary word;

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

a way, road, Mt. 2:12; 7:13, 14; 8:28; 22:9, 10; means of access, approach, entrance, Jn. 14:6; Heb. 9:8; direction, quarter, region, Mt. 4:15; 10:5 the act of journeying, a journey, way, course, Mt. 10:10; Mk. 2:23; 1 Thess. 3:11; a journey, as regards extent, Acts 1:12; met. a way, systematic course of pursuit, Lk. 1:79; Acts 2:28; 16:17; a way, systematic course of action or conduct, Mt. 21:32; Rom. 11:33; 1 Cor. 4:17; a way, system of doctrine, Acts 18:26; ἡ ὁδός, the way of the Christian faith, Acts 19:9, 23, 24:22

Key Appearances in the New Testament

Matthew 2:12 Matthew 3:3 Matthew 4:15 Matthew 5:25 Matthew 7:13 Matthew 7:14 Matthew 8:28 Matthew 10:5 Matthew 10:10 Matthew 11:10 Matthew 13:4 Matthew 13:19 Matthew 15:32 Matthew 20:17 Matthew 20:30 + 84 more →

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