Hodós — G3598

G3598 · Greek — ὁδός

Pronunciation: hod-os'

Definition

feminine noun

a road; by implication, a progress (the route, act or distance); figuratively, a mode or means

  1. properly
    1. a travelled way, road
    2. in imitation of the Hebrew דֶּרֶך, the accusative of which takes on almost the nature of a preposition, in the way to, toward , we find ὁδόν θαλάσσης in
    3. a traveller's way, journey, travelling
  2. Metaphorically
    1. according to the familiar figure of speech, especially frequent in Hebrew and not unknown to the Greeks, by which an action is spoken of as a proceeding , ὁδός denotes a course of conduct, a way (i. e. manner) of thinking, feeling, deciding
    2. in the saying of Christ, ἐγώ εἰμί ἡ ὁδός I am the way by which one passes, i. e. with whom all who seek approach to God must enter into closest fellowship

Usually translated as

way, journey, highway

Origin

apparently a primary word

Occurrences

Hodós occurs 103 times in 100 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (21), Mark (16), Luke (20), John (4), Acts (21), Romans (3), 1 Corinthians (2), 1 Thessalonians (1), Hebrews (3), James (3), 2 Peter (3), Jude (1), Revelation (2)

Strong's Lexicon — H