ἐπορευόμεθα
poreúomai
we were going
To proceed or travel from one place to another, to go; in extended or figurative contexts, to carry on a course of action, conduct one’s life, or, less commonly, to depart (often meaning to die, in euphemism). The primary meaning is related to physical movement or journey, but in Koine Greek the verb frequently acquires a metaphorical sense of living or behaving in a certain way, or of embarking on a particular course (of conduct or fate).
Acts 21:5 · Word #9
Lexicon G4198
| Lemma | πορεύομαι |
| Transliteration | poreúomai |
| Strong's | G4198 |
| Definition | To proceed or travel from one place to another, to go; in extended or figurative contexts, to carry on a course of action, conduct one’s life, or, less commonly, to depart (often meaning to die, in euphemism). The primary meaning is related to physical movement or journey, but in Koine Greek the verb frequently acquires a metaphorical sense of living or behaving in a certain way, or of embarking on a particular course (of conduct or fate). |
Morphology V IMPF MID IND 1P PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | IMPF — Imperfect — Continuous or repeated past action |
| Voice | MID — Middle — The subject acts on itself or in its own interest |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 1P — 1st person — The speaker ("I" / "we") |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | we were going |
| Literal | we-were-going |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | πορεύω |
| Strong's | G4198 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4198-03
we were journeying
| Morphological Notes | Verb; imperfect tense, middle voice, indicative mood, 1st person plural — ongoing past action undertaken by the speakers with self-involvement. |
| Rendering Rationale | The imperfect tense conveys ongoing past action (“were journeying”), and the middle voice reflects participation or involvement in the action. “Journeying” preserves the root sense of proceeding along a way rather than a generic “going.” |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
we were going
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | 'We were journeying' is technically accurate but 'we were going' is the more contextual rendering for movement toward a destination, matching the SILEX common and narrative flow. |