Way
[ 1,,
G3598,
hodos ]
denotes
(a) a natural path, road, way," frequent in the Synoptic Gospels; elsewhere, e.g.,
Acts 8:26;
1 Thessalonians 3:11;
James 2:25;
Revelation 16:12;
(b) "a traveler's way" (See
JOURNEY);
(c) metaphorically, of "a course of conduct," or "way of thinking," e.g., of righteousness,
Matthew 21:32;
2 Peter 2:21; of God,
Matthew 22:16, and parallels, i.e., the "way" instructed and approved by God; so
Acts 18:26;
Hebrews 3:10, "My ways" (cp.
Revelation 15:3); of the Lord,
Acts 18:25; "that leadeth to destruction,"
Matthew 7:13; "... unto life,"
Matthew 7:14; of peace,
Luke 1:79;
Romans 3:17; of Paul's "ways" in Christ,
1 Corinthians 1:17 (plural); "more excellent" (of love),
1 Corinthians 12:31; of truth,
2 Peter 2:2; of the right "way,"
2 Peter 2:15; of Balaam (id); of Cain,
Jude 1:11; of a "way" consisting in what is from God, e.g., of life,
Acts 2:28 (plural); of salvation,
Acts 16:17; personified, of Christ as the means of access to the Father,
John 14:6; of the course followed and characterized by the followers of Christ,
Acts 9:2;
Acts 19:9,
Acts 19:23;
Acts 24:22. See
HIGHWAY.
Note: In
Luke 5:19;
Luke 19:4 the noun is not expressed in the original, but is understood.
[ 2,,
G3938,
parodos ]
"a passing or passage," is used with en, "in,"
1 Corinthians 16:7, "by the way" (lit, "in passing").
[ 3,,
G5158,
tropos ]
"a turning, a manner," is translated "way" in
Romans 3:2, "(every) way;"
Philippians 1:18, "(in every) way." See
CONVERSATION,
MANNER,
MEANS.
Notes:
(1) In
James 1:11, AV, poreia, "a journey, a going,").
(2) In
Hebrews 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,"
Matthew 8:30;
Luke 15:20, See
FAR, B, No. 1.
(4) In
Luke 14:32, porro is rendered "a great way off."
(5) In
Hebrews 5:2, AV, planao, Middle Voice, "to wander," is rendered "(them) that are out of the way," RV, "(the) erring."
(6) In
Colossians 2:14;
2 Thessalonians 2:7, ek mesou, is translated "out of the way;" See
MIDST, Note
(1)
(e).
(7) For "two ways" in
Mark 11:4, AV See
STREET.
(8) In
John 10:1, the adverb allachothen, "from some other place" (from allos, "another"), is translated "some other way."
(9) In
2 Peter 3:1, the AV translates en "by way of" ("by," RV).
(10) In
Galatians 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,"
Acts 15:3;
Acts 21:5, and the AV of
2 Corinthians 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.,
Matthew 13:25;
Matthew 20:4;
Mark 11:4;
Mark 12:12;
Luke 19:32;
John 11:46;
Acts 9:17;
James 1:24, See
GO, No. 14.
(13) In
Luke 8:14, AV, poreuomai, "to go on one's way" (RV), is rendered "go forth;" in
Luke 13:33, AV, "walk" (RV, "go on my way"); in
Matthew 24:1, AV, it is rendered "departed" (RV, "was going on his way"): See
DEPART, No. 8.
(14) In
Acts 24:3, pante is rendered "in all ways" (AV, "always").
(15) In
Romans 3:12, AV, ekklino, "to turn aside" (RV), is rendered "are gone out of the way."
(16) See
also ESCAPE, B, LASCIVIOUS.
Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words