adverb
makrothen
Greekμακρόθεν (makrothen)
Strong’sG3113
from a distance
stem makrothen-14 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books
Translated as
What it means
μακρόθεν
(< μακρός),
adv. (chiefly late),[in LXX for רָחוֹק, מֵרָחוֹק, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3113 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmak-roth'-en
from a distance or afar
Fromadverb from G3117;
King Jamesafar off, from far.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.
Where it appears
14 occurrences, every one of them listed
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Matthew 26:58“far away”tos de Petros akolouthate auto apo makrothen heōs tau aulau tou archierevou, kai eisercharatos esō kathete meta toiu hupēretoiu horara tem telem.But Peter followed Him at a distance, right up to the courtyard of the high priest. And he went in and sat down with the guards to see the outcome.
Matthew 27:55“from a distance”Ale de ekei gunaikais pollais apo makrothen theōrarōtais, hotinais akolouthala to Iēso apo tau Galilaiau diakonarōtais auto;And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him.
Mark 5:6“afar”kai horaratos ton Iēsun apo makrothen trechata kai proskunata auton,When the man saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees before Him.
Mark 8:3“far away”kai ean apoluameia autoin nēstioin eis oikon autoiu, ekluili en ta hoda; kai tinois autoiu apo makrothen hēkalē.If I send them home hungry, they will faint along the way. For some of them have come a great distance.”
Mark 11:13“a distance”kai horaratos sukan apo makrothen echarōtan fulleim erchata ei ara tinem heuriskati en auta, kai ercharatos epi autan oudenem heuriskata ei mē fulleim, tos gar kairos ouk ate sukeiu.Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if there was any fruit on it. But when He reached it, He found nothing on it except leaves, since it was not the season for figs.
Mark 14:54“a distance”kai tos Petros apo makrothen akolouthata auto heōs esō eis tan aulan tou archierevou kai ate sunkatherōtos meta toiu hupēretoiu kai thermainerōtos pros tem fōtem.Peter followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he sat with the officers and warmed himself by the fire.
Mark 15:40“a distance”Ale de kai gunaikais apo makrothen theōrarōtais, en hai kai Marias tas Magdalēnas kai Marias tas Iakōbou tou mikrou kai Iōsou mētēras kai Salōmas,And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.
Luke 16:23“far away”kai en to hado epairaratos toin ofthalmoin autou, huparcharōtos en basanai, horatō Abraam apo makrothen kai Lazaron en toi kolpoi autou.In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.
Luke 18:13“far off”tos de telōnos makrothen histanarētos ouk thelate oude toin ofthalmoin epairara eis ton ouranon, alla tuptate tem stēthem autou legarōtos; Tor theor, hilaskisar mi to hamartōlo.But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’
Luke 22:54“at a distance”Sullambaratois de auton agala kai eisagala eis tan oikian tou archierevou; tos de Petros akolouthate makrothen.Then they seized Jesus, led Him away, and took Him into the house of the high priest. And Peter followed at a distance.
Luke 23:49“a distance”histanalelē de pantois tois gnōstois auto makrothen, kai gunaikais tais sunakoloutharōtais auto apo tau Galilaiau, horarōtais houteim.But all those who knew Jesus, including the women who had followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching these things.
Revelation 18:10“far off”apo makrothen histanarētois dia ton fobon tou basanismou autau legarōtois; Ouai ouai, tar politar tar megar, Babulōnar tar politar tar ischurar, hoti hena hōra erchata tas krisias su.In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”
Revelation 18:15“far off”tois emporois houteiu, tois ploutaratois apo autau, apo makrothen histaneli dia ton fobon tou basanismou autau klaiarōtois kai pentharōtois,The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn,
Revelation 18:17“far off”hoti hena hōra erēmita tos tosoutos ploutos. Kai pantos kubernētos kai pantos tos epi topon plarōtos, kai nautois kai hosois tan thalassan ergazelō, apo makrothen histanalaFor in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance