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Bill Mounce
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ὁδός
Vocabulary form:
oJdovV, -ou:, hJ
Definition:
way, road, journey, conduct
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
101
GK:
3847
Root:
oJdo
Mnemonic Singing:
Make safe the way that leads on high,
and close the path to misery.
Notes:
Notice that although this word appears to be masculine, it is really feminine. It is a second declension feminine noun. It looks like lovgoV but is feminine. The article that modifies it will always be feminine.
Biblical Concordance
| Matthew 2:12 | And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they left for their own country by another way (hodou | ὁδοῦ | gen sg fem). |
| Matthew 3:3 | For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet when he said, ‘The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Prepare the way (hodon | ὁδόν | acc sg fem) of the Lord; make his paths straight.’” |
| Matthew 4:15 | “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, toward (hodon | ὁδόν | acc sg fem) the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles — |
| Matthew 5:25 | Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are still with him on the way (hodō | ὁδῷ | dat sg fem) to court, or your accuser may hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you be thrown into prison. |
| Matthew 7:13 | “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and easy the way (hodos | ὁδός | nom sg fem) that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter through it. |
| Matthew 7:14 | How narrow is the gate and difficult the way (hodos | ὁδός | nom sg fem) that leads to life, and few are those who find it! |
| Matthew 8:28 | And when he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, there met him two demoniacs coming out from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass by that way (hodou | ὁδοῦ | gen sg fem). |
| Matthew 10:5 | These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them as follows: “Do not go among the Gentiles and do not enter any Samaritan town; |
| Matthew 10:10 | or a bag for your journey (hodon | ὁδόν | acc sg fem), or two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker deserves to be fed. |
| Matthew 11:10 | This is the one about whom it stands written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way (hodon | ὁδόν | acc sg fem) before you.’ |
| Matthew 13:4 | And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path (hodon | ὁδόν | acc sg fem), and the birds came and devoured them. |
| Matthew 13:19 | When anyone hears the message of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away that which was sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path (hodon | ὁδόν | acc sg fem). |
| Matthew 15:32 | Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion on the crowd because they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint from exhaustion on the way.” (hodō | ὁδῷ | dat sg fem) |
| Matthew 20:17 | As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside and said to them on the way (hodō | ὁδῷ | dat sg fem), |
| Matthew 20:30 | Two blind men were sitting beside the road (hodon | ὁδόν | acc sg fem), and when they heard that Jesus was passing by they cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” |
| Matthew 21:8 | A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road (hodō | ὁδῷ | dat sg fem), while others cut branches from trees and spread them on the road (hodō | ὁδῷ | dat sg fem). |
| Matthew 21:19 | And seeing a fig tree by the road (hodou | ὁδοῦ | gen sg fem), he went over to it and found nothing on it except leaves only. And he said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” And at once the fig tree withered away. |
| Matthew 21:32 | For John came to show you the way (hodō | ὁδῷ | dat sg fem) of righteousness, and you did not believe him; but tax collectors and prostitutes did believe. And even when you saw it, you did not change your minds and believe him. |
| Matthew 22:9 | Go therefore to the busy intersections (hodōn | ὁδῶν | gen pl fem) and invite everyone you can find to the wedding feast.’ |
| Matthew 22:10 | So those servants went out into the streets (hodous | ὁδούς | acc pl fem) and gathered everyone they could find, rogues as well as honorable men; and the wedding hall was packed with guests. |
| Matthew 22:16 | And they sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are true and teach the way (hodon | ὁδόν | acc sg fem) of God in truth, and show deference to no one, for you are not swayed by appearances. |
| Mark 1:2 | As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Behold, I am sending my messenger my before your face, your who will prepare your way (hodon | ὁδόν | acc sg fem), your |
| Mark 1:3 | a voice calling out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way (hodon | ὁδόν | acc sg fem) of the Lord, straight.’” make his paths his straight.’” |
| Mark 2:23 | It happened that Jesus on Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and his disciples his began to make their way (hodon | ὁδόν | acc sg fem) along, plucking heads of grain. |
| Mark 4:4 | And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path (hodon | ὁδόν | acc sg fem), and birds came and ate it up. |
| Mark 4:15 | These are the ones on the path (hodon | ὁδόν | acc sg fem) where the word is sown: whenever they hear, Satan immediately comes Satan and carries off the word that was sown in them. |
| Mark 6:8 | He instructed them to take nothing for their journey (hodon | ὁδόν | acc sg fem) except simply a staff simply — no bread, no bag, no money in their belts money — |
| Mark 8:3 | If I send them to their homes without food, they will faint from exhaustion on the way (hodō | ὁδῷ | dat sg fem); and some of them have come from a distance.” |
| Mark 8:27 | And Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. On the way (hodō | ὁδῷ | dat sg fem) he questioned his disciples, saying to them, “Who do people say I am?” |
| Mark 9:33 | And they came to Capernaum; and when he was in the house, he asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?” (hodō | ὁδῷ | dat sg fem) |
| Mark 9:34 | But they kept silent, for on the way (hodō | ὁδῷ | dat sg fem) they had argued among themselves about who was the greatest. |
| Mark 10:17 | And as he was going out on the road (hodon | ὁδόν | acc sg fem), a man ran up, and kneeling before him, asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” |
| Mark 10:32 | Now they were on the road (hodō | ὁδῷ | dat sg fem), going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going on ahead of them. They were filled with awe, but those who followed behind were afraid. And taking the twelve aside again, he began to tell them the things that were going to happen to him: |
| Mark 10:46 | And they came to Jericho. And as he was going out from Jericho with his disciples and a considerable crowd, a blind beggar, Bartimaeus the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the road (hodon | ὁδόν | acc sg fem). |
| Mark 10:52 | And Jesus said to him, “Go, your faith has healed you.” And immediately he regained his sight and began following him on the way (hodō | ὁδῷ | dat sg fem). |
| Mark 11:8 | And many spread their cloaks on the road (hodon | ὁδόν | acc sg fem), while others spread tall grass, cutting it from the fields. |
| Mark 12:14 | When they came they said to him, “Teacher, we know that you are truthful and that the opinion of another is of no concern to you. For you do not regard the position of men, but you truly teach the way (hodon | ὁδόν | acc sg fem) of God. Is it lawful to pay tax to Caesar, or not? Should we give, or should we not pay?” |
| Luke 1:76 | And you, child, will be called prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways (hodous | ὁδούς | acc pl fem), |
| Luke 1:79 | to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way (hodon | ὁδόν | acc sg fem) of peace.” |
| Luke 2:44 | Thinking him to be in the caravan, they went a day’s journey (hodon | ὁδόν | acc sg fem), but then began looking for him among their relatives and acquaintances. |
| Luke 3:4 | As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, “The voice of one calling out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way (hodon | ὁδόν | acc sg fem) for the Lord, make the paths straight for him. |
| Luke 3:5 | Every ravine will be filled in and every mountain and hill will be leveled off; the crooked places will become straight and the rough places will become smooth roads (hodous | ὁδούς | acc pl fem). |
| Luke 7:27 | This is he of whom it is written, ‘Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way (hodon | ὁδόν | acc sg fem) before you.’ |
| Luke 8:5 | “A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path (hodon | ὁδόν | acc sg fem) and was trampled underfoot, and the birds of heaven devoured it. |
| Luke 8:12 | Those along the path (hodon | ὁδόν | acc sg fem) are the ones who hear — then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they may not believe and be saved. |
| Luke 9:3 | He said to them, “Take nothing on the journey (hodon | ὁδόν | acc sg fem) — no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money. No one is to have two tunics. |
| Luke 9:57 | As they were going along the road (hodō | ὁδῷ | dat sg fem), someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you are heading.” |
| Luke 10:4 | Carry no moneybag, no knapsack, no sandals; and greet no one along the way (hodon | ὁδόν | acc sg fem). |
| Luke 10:31 | Now by chance a priest was going down by that way (hodō | ὁδῷ | dat sg fem) and, when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. |
| Luke 11:6 | since a friend of mine has come to me from a journey (hodou | ὁδοῦ | gen sg fem) and I do not have anything to set before him’; |
Mnemonics
odo-r-ous conduct
odo-r-ous conduct
An odyssey is a journey.
An odyssey is a journey.
ὁδός
I think of odometer when I see this word. It is always working when you are on your way down the road on a journey.