noun · feminine

poreias

Greekπορεία (poreia)

Strong’sG4197

a journey, pursuit, undertaking

stem porei-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

pursuits1×way1×

What it means

πορεία, -ας, ἡ

(< πορεύω), [in LXX chiefly for הֲלִיכָה and cogn. forms;]

1. a journey: Lk 13:22.

2. a going: metaph. ("the rich man perishes while he is still on the move," Hort., in l.), Ja 1:11.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4197 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidpor-i'-ah

travel (by land); figuratively (plural) proceedings, i.e. career

Fromfrom G4198;

King Jamesjourney(-ing), ways.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	poreias	poreiais
object accusative	poreian1×πορείαν	poreiain
direct address vocative	poreiar	poreiair
of, belonging to genitive	poreiau	poreiaiu
to, for dative	poreia	poreiai1×πορείαις

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

poreistem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

poreia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

poreian“way”objectaccusative singular1×

Luke 13:22“way”Kai diaporeuete kata politain kai kōmain didaskarōtos kai poreian poierōtos eis Hierosolumeim.Then Jesus traveled throughout the towns and villages, teaching as He made His way toward Jerusalem.

poreiai“pursuits”to, fordative plural1×

James 1:11“pursuits”anatellata gar tos hēlios sun to kausōno kai xērainata ton chorton, kai tem anthem autou ekpiptata kai tas euprepeias teu prosōpeu auteu apollueta; houtōs kai tos plousios en tai poreiai autou marainiti.For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.