περιπατήσῃ

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 8:12 · Word #19

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 AOR ACT SUBJ 3P SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past
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

Phrasewalk
Literalwalk

Lexical Info

Lemmaπεριπατέω
Strong'sG4043

SIBI-P1 Translation G4043-14

may walk about

Morphological NotesVerb; aorist tense (simple/undefined aspect), active voice, subjunctive mood, 3rd person singular.
Rendering RationaleThe aorist active subjunctive, third person singular, expresses a simple or undefined action in a contingent or potential sense, hence "may walk." "Walk about" preserves the root idea of moving around or conducting oneself, reflecting the literal sense of treading about while allowing for its broader behavioral nuance.

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