denotes (a) "a natural path, road, way," frequent in the Synoptic Gospels; elsewhere, e.g., Act 8:26, 1Th 3:11, Jam 2:25, Rev 16:12; (b) "a traveler's way" (see JOURNEY); (c) metaphorically, of "a course of conduct," or "way of thinking," e.g., of righteousness, Mat 21:32, 2Pe 2:21; of God, Mat 22:16, and parallels, i.e., the "way" instructed and approved by God; so Act 18:26, Heb 3:10, "My ways" (cp. Rev 15:3); of the Lord, Act 18:25; "that leadeth to destruction," Mat 7:13; "... unto life," Mat 7:14; of peace, Luk 1:79, Rom 3:17; of Paul's "ways" in Christ, 1Co 1:17 (plural); "more excellent" (of love), 1Co 12:31; of truth, 2Pe 2:2; of the right "way," 2Pe 2:15; of Balaam (id); of Cain, Jud 1:11; of a "way" consisting in what is from God, e.g., of life, Act 2:28 (plural); of salvation, Act 16:17; personified, of Christ as the means of access to the Father, Joh 14:6; of the course followed and characterized by the followers of Christ, Act 9:2, Act 19:9, Act 19:23, Act 24:22. See HIGHWAY.
Note: In Luk 5:19, Luk 19:4 the noun is not expressed in the original, but is understood.
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"a passing or passage," is used with en, "in," 1Co 16:7, "by the way" (lit, "in passing").
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"a turning, a manner," is translated "way" in Rom 3:2, "(every) way;" Phi 1:18, "(in every) way." See CONVERSATION, MANNER, MEANS.
Notes: (1) In Jam 1:11, AV, poreia, "a journey, a going,"). (2) In Heb 12:17, topos, "a place," is rendered in AV marg., "way (to change his mind)." (3) For the AV rendering of makran "a good (or great) way off," Mat 8:30, Luk 15:20, see FAR, B, No. 1. (4) In Luk 14:32, porro is rendered "a great way off." (5) In Heb 5:2, AV, planao, Middle Voice, "to wander," is rendered "(them) that are out of the way," RV, "(the) erring." (6) In Col 2:14, 2Th 2:7, ek mesou, is translated "out of the way;" see MIDST, Note (1) (e). (7) For "two ways" in Mar 11:4, AV see STREET. (8) In Joh 10:1, the adverb allachothen, "from some other place" (from allos, "another"), is translated "some other way." (9) In 2Pe 3:1, the AV translates en "by way of" ("by," RV). (10) In Gal 2:5, the renderings "by," AV, "in the way of," RV, serve to express the dative case of hupotage, subjection. (11) For propempo, "to bring on one's way," Act 15:3, Act 21:5, and the AV of 2Co 1:16 (RV, "to be set forward on my journey"), see BRING, No. 25. (12) Aperchomai, "to go away," is rendered "to go one's way," e.g., Mat 13:25, Mat 20:4, Mar 11:4, Mar 12:12, Luk 19:32, Joh 11:46, Act 9:17, Jam 1:24, see GO, No. 14. (13) In Luk 8:14, AV, poreuomai, "to go on one's way" (RV), is rendered "go forth;" in Luk 13:33, AV, "walk" (RV, "go on my way"); in Mat 24:1, AV, it is rendered "departed" (RV, "was going on his way"): see DEPART, No. 8. (14) In Act 24:3, pante is rendered "in all ways" (AV, "always"). (15) In Rom 3:12, AV, ekklino, "to turn aside" (RV), is rendered "are gone out of the way." (16) See also ESCAPE, B, LASCIVIOUS.
