περιπάτει

peripatéō

walk

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 5:11 · Word #17

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 IMP 2P 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 IMP — Imperative — A command or request
Person 2P — 2nd person — The one spoken to ("you")
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasewalk
Literalwalk

Lexical Info

Lemmaπεριπατέω
Strong'sG4043

SIBI-P1 Translation G4043-08

keep walking about

Morphological NotesVerb; present tense (ongoing aspect), active voice, imperative mood, 2nd person singular.
Rendering RationaleThe present active imperative, second person singular, calls for an ongoing or habitual action. "Keep walking about" preserves the root sense of moving about or conducting oneself and reflects the continuous force of the present imperative.

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