περιπατῇ

peripatéō

walks

To walk, to go about; more broadly, to conduct one’s life or behave in a certain manner. The primary meaning is physical movement from place to place, but commonly used figuratively in Hellenistic and Koine Greek to describe patterns of behavior, manner of living, or one's habitual conduct.

G4043

John 11:9 · Word #11

Lexicon G4043

Lemmaπεριπατέω
Transliterationperipatéō
Strong'sG4043
DefinitionTo walk, to go about; more broadly, to conduct one’s life or behave in a certain manner. The primary meaning is physical movement from place to place, but commonly used figuratively in Hellenistic and Koine Greek to describe patterns of behavior, manner of living, or one's habitual conduct.

Morphology V PRS ACT SUBJ 3P SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood SUBJ — Subjunctive — Expresses possibility or purpose
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasewalks
Literalwalks

Lexical Info

Lemmaπεριπατέω
Strong'sG4043

SIBI-P1 Translation G4043-07

may walk about

Morphological NotesVerb; present tense (ongoing action), active voice, subjunctive mood, 3rd person singular — "he/she/it may walk about" or "might conduct oneself."
Rendering RationaleThe rendering preserves the literal root sense "to walk about" (to tread around) while using "may" to reflect the present active subjunctive, third person singular. The present tense conveys ongoing or habitual action rather than a single act.

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