"to travel to; to come to, Lk. 8:4*"
Definition and meaning
to travel to; to come to, Lk. 8:4*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἐπιπορεύομαι
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of epiporeuomai (G1975) across the King James Bible.
And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:
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Common questions
Strong's G1975 (epiporeuomai) is a Greek word that means: to travel to; to come to, Lk. 8:4* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word epiporeuomai (G1975) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1975 is epiporeuomai, a Greek word defined as: to travel to; to come to, Lk. 8:4*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
epiporeuomai is a Greek word found in the New Testament.