"pluperfect, περι[ε]πεπατήκει (3 sg), to walk, walk about, Mt. 9:5; 11:5; 14:25, 26, 29; to rove, roam, 1 Pet. 5:8; with μετά, to accompany, follow, Jn. 6:66; Rev. 3:4; to walk, frequent a locality, Jn. 7:1; 11:54; from the Hebrew, to maintain a certain walk of life and conduct, G..."
Definition and meaning
pluperfect, περι[ε]πεπατήκει (3 sg), to walk, walk about, Mt. 9:5; 11:5; 14:25, 26, 29; to rove, roam, 1 Pet. 5:8; with μετά, to accompany, follow, Jn. 6:66; Rev. 3:4; to walk, frequent a locality, Jn. 7:1; 11:54; from the Hebrew, to maintain a certain walk of life and conduct, Gal. 5:16; Eph. 2:10
In the original Greek the word is written: περιπατέω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
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 peripateo (G4043) across the King James Bible.
And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.
Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?
And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.
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Common questions
Strong's G4043 (peripateo) is a Greek word that means: pluperfect, περι[ε]πεπατήκει (3 sg), to walk, walk about, Mt. 9:5; 11:5; 14:25, 26, 29; to rove, roam, 1 Pet. 5:8; with μετά, to accompany, follow, Jn. 6:66; Rev. 3:4; to walk, frequent a locality, Jn... It appears 90 times in the King James Bible.
The word peripateo (G4043) appears 90 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4043 is peripateo, a Greek word defined as: pluperfect, περι[ε]πεπατήκει (3 sg), to walk, walk about, Mt. 9:5; 11:5; 14:25, 26, 29; to rove, roam, 1 Pet. 5:8; with μετά, to accompany, follow, Jn. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
peripateo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.