he goes in front of them

πορεύω (Pind.+; ApcSed 15:5=p. 136, 32 Ja. οἱ πορεύοντες) in our lit. only as mid. and pass. πορεύομαι (Trag., Hdt.+) impf. ἐπορευόμην; fut. πορεύσομαι; 1 aor. ἐπορεύθην; pf. ptc. πεπορευομένος. On the fut. aspect of the pres. s. B-D-F §323, 3; Rob. 869. On the durative sense of the pres. impv. πορεύου in contrast to the aor. πορεύθητι s. B-D-F §336, 1; also Rob. 855f; 890.

① to move over an area, gener. with a point of departure or destination specified, go, proceed, travel, w. indication of the point of departure: ἀπό τινος depart from someone (cp. X., An. 4, 4, 17 ‘from the camp of Tiribazus’) Mt 25:41 (impv.); Lk 4:42b. ἐντεῦθεν 13:31 (impv.). ἐκεῖθεν Mt 19:15. W. indication of place to which: εἴς τι (X., Hell. 7, 4, 10; Is 22:15 εἴς τι πρός τινα; JosAs 28:5 εἰς τὴν ὕλην; ApcMos 10; Just., A II, 2, 6) to, in, into, toward Mt 2:20; 17:27; Mk 16:12; Lk 1:39; 4:42a; 9:56 (εἰς ἑτέραν κώμην, cp. Jos., Vi. 231); 22:33 (εἰς φυλακήν); J 7:35b; Ac 1:11; 19:21; 20:1, 22 (πορεύομαι=I am going, I am about to go); 22:5, 10; Ro 15:24, 25 (I am going, I am about to go); IPol 7:2; 8:2; Hv 1, 1, 3; 2, 1, 1. εἰς τὸν οἶκόν σου Lk 5:24; cp. AcPl Ha 4, 3 εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν. Of fish π. εἰς τὸ βάθος dive into the depth B 10:10b. Also of passing into the beyond, in a good sense of Paul and Peter: π. εἰς τὸν ἅγιον τόπον 1 Cl 5:7 v.l.; εἰς τὸν ὀφειλόμενον (ὀφείλω 2aα) τόπον τῆς δόξης 5:4 (so of Peter in Ac 12:17: WSmaltz, JBL 71, ’52, 211–16; s. Bruce, Acts on var. traditions), and in a bad sense of Judas the informer εἰς τὸ τόπον τὸν ἴδιον Ac 1:25. εἰς τὰ ἔθνη to the gentiles 18:6. ἐπὶ Καίσαρα π. go to Caesar, appear before the Emperor (ἐπί 10) 25:12. πρός τινα to someone (Soph., Ant. 892; Pla., Clit. 410c; Theophr., Char. 2, 1; Diog. L. 8, 43; Gen 26:26; TestAbr B 4 p. 109, 9 [Stone p. 66]; Just., A II, 2, 19) Mt 25:9; 26:14; Lk 11:5; 15:18; 16:30; J 14:12, 28; 16:28 (pres. w. fut. aspect in the three J pass. I am about to go); Ac 27:3; 1 Cl 31:4. σύν τινι with someone Lk 7:6; Ac 10:20; 26:13; 1 Cor 16:4b. ἐπί τι after someth. (ἐπί 4bα) Lk 15:4; (up) to someth. (ἐπί 4bγ) Mt 22:9; Ac 8:26; 9:11, also ἕως ἐπί τι 17:14. W. ἕως and gen. of place 23:23 (TestAbr A 2 p. 79, 1 [Stone p. 6,1]). W. διά and gen. of place through (X., An. 4, 7, 15) Mt 12:1; Mk 9:30 v.l. ποῦ (instead of ποῖ) J 7:35a. οὗ (instead of ὅποι, as 1 Macc 13:20) Lk 24:28a; 1 Cor 16:6. π. τῇ ὁδῷ go one’s way, proceed on one’s journey 1 Cl 12:4; also ἐπορεύετο τὴν ὁδὸν αὐτοῦ Ac 8:39 (cp. Josh 3:4; X. An. 2, 2, 11 πορεύεσθαι μακροτέραν [sc. ὁδόν]; Jos., Ant. 1, 282). π. ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ go along the road Lk 9:57; also π. κατὰ τὴν ὁδόν Ac 8:36; AcPl Ant 13, 19f (=Aa I 237, 4).—W. purpose indicated by an inf. (Gen 37:25; JosAs 25:2) Lk 2:3; 14:19, 31; J 14:2. Also ἵνα 11:11.—Somet. the place fr. which or to which is easily supplied fr. the context: θέλετε πορεύεσθαι you wish to go (i.e. to the house of the non-believer/non-Christian who has invited you) 1 Cor 10:27. πορ. (i.e. εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ) 16:4a. πορ. (i.e. εἰς Δαμασκόν) Ac 22:6.—The aor. ptc. of πορ. is oft. used pleonastically to enliven the narrative (B-D-F §419, 2.—4 Km 5:10; Josh 23:16; GrBar 15:4; Jos., Ant. 7, 318); in any case the idea of going or traveling is not emphasized Mt 9:13; 11:4; 18:12; 21:6; 22:15; 25:16; 27:66; 28:7; Mk 16:10; Lk 7:22; 9:13; 13:32; 14:10 al.—Abs. (X., An. 5, 3, 2; TestAbr B 3 p. 107, 5 [Stone p. 62] καὶ ἀναστάντες ἐπορεύοντο) ἐπορεύθησαν they set out Mt 2:9. πορεύθητι καὶ πορεύεται go!, and he goes (cp. PGM 1, 185 πορεύου καὶ ἀπελεύσεται) 8:9; Lk 7:8 (opp. ἔρχεσθαι, as Epict. 1, 25, 10 Ἀγαμέμνων λέγει μοι ‘πορεύου …’. πορεύομαι. ‘ἔρχου’. ἔρχομαι; TestJob 34:5 ἐγὼ πορεύσομαι ἐληλύθημεν γὰρ ἵνα …).—Lk 10:37; be on the way, be journeying Lk 10:38; 13:33; Ac 9:3.—ἔμπροσθέν τινος (UPZ 78, 15 [159 B.C.] ἔμπροσθεν αὐτῶν ἐπορευόμην; Josh 3:6): ἔ. αὐτῶν πορεύεται he goes in front of them J 10:4 (schol. on Apollon. Rhod. 1, 577 προπορεύεται ὁ ποιμήν); cp. B 11:4 (Is 45:2). μὴ πορευθῆτε ὀπίσω αὐτῶν do not go after them Lk 21:8 (ὀπίσω 2a). προθύμως (+ μετὰ σπουδῆς v.l.) ἐπορεύετο he walked on with alacrity MPol 8:3.—πορεύου=go your way (Diog. L. 4, 11): πορεύου εἰς εἰρήνην Lk 7:50; 8:48 or ἐν εἰρήνῃ Ac 16:36 s. εἰρήνη 2a.—In imagery, of life gener. (Dio Chrys. 58 [75], 1 διὰ τ. βίου); abs. πορευόμενοι as they pass by (Jülicher, Gleichn. 529) Lk 8:14 (another mng.: step by step).—GKilpatrick, JTS 48, ’47, 61–63 (in synopt. gosp.).

② to conduct oneself, live, walk (cp. Soph., Oed. Rex 884; LXX; PsSol 18:10) w. ἔν τινι foll.: (En 99:10 ἐν ὁδοῖς δικαιοσύνης; TestReub 1:6; 4:1 ἐν ἁπλότητι καρδίας; TestIss 3:1; TestAsh 4:5) ἐν ὁδῷ θανάτου B 19:2. ἐν ἀληθείᾳ (Tob 3:5 BA; Pr 28:6) Hm 3:4. ἐν ἀκακίᾳ καὶ ἁπλότητι v 2, 3, 2. ἐν ἀσελγείαις κτλ. 1 Pt 4:3. ἐν τῇ ἁγνότητι ταύτῃ Hm 4, 4, 4. ἐν ὁσιότητι 1 Cl 60:2. ἐν ταῖς ἐντολαῖς τοῦ κυρίου (cp. Ps 118:1 ἐν νόμῳ κυρίου) Lk 1:6; cp. Pol 2:2; 4:1; Hs 6, 1, 1–4. ἐν τοῖς προστάγμασιν 5, 1, 5.—κατά τι (Num 24:1; Wsd 6:4) κατὰ τὰς ἐπιθυμίας according to the passions 2 Pt 3:3; Jd 16, 18.—τῇ ὀρθῇ ὁδῷ πορ. follow the straight way Hm 6, 1, 2 (on the dat. s. B-D-F §198, 5; Rob. 521 and SIG 313, 20; LXX [reff. in Johannessohn, Kasus 57f]). ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτῶν Ac 14:16. τῇ ὁδῷ τοῦ Κάϊν Jd 11. τῷ φόβῳ τοῦ κυρίου live in the fear of the Lord Ac 9:31. ταῖς ἐντολαῖς μου Hs 7, 6f. ταῖς ἐπιθυμίαις τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου 8, 11, 3.—πορ. ὀπίσω τινός in the sense ‘seek a close relation with’ (cp. Judg 2:12; 3 Km 11:10; Sir 46:10) οἱ ὀπίσω σαρκὸς ἐν ἐπιθυμίᾳ μιασμοῦ πορευόμενοι follow (i.e. indulge) their physical nature in desire that defiles 2 Pt 2:10. ὀπίσω τῶν ἐπιθυμιῶν Hv 3, 7, 3.

③ go to one’s death, a euphemistic fig. ext. of 1 (cp. Lk 22:33 εἰς θάνατον πορεύεσθαι): die (SyrBar 14:2; Julian, Letter 14 p. 385d) Lk 22:22. (For the figure of death as a journey s. RLattimore, Themes in Gk. and Lat. Epitaphs: Illinois Studies in Language and Literature 28 nos. 1–2, §43 [=ed. 1962, 169–71]).—DELG s.v. πόρος II. M-M s.v. πορεύομαι. TW.

προχωρ-έω,

A go or come forward, advance, πρὸς ἐμὴν χεῖρα as my hand guides thee, S.Ph. 148 (anap.), etc.; of troops, Th.2.12,3.111, etc.; of excrement, to be voided, Arist.HA 594b22 (later [voice] Pass., Alex. Trall.9.3); οἶκος εἰς βορρᾶν προκεχωρηκώς, Lat. vergens ad.., Luc. Hipp.7: of Time,

τοῦ αἰῶνος προκεχωρηκότος X.Cyr.8.7.1

, cf. Hdn.2.2.2, etc.;

προὐχώρει ὁ πότος X.An.7.3.26

, cf. Luc.DMeretr.15.2: of Degree,

προχωρεῖ καὶ οὐ μένει τό τε θερμότερον ἀεὶ καὶ τὸ ψυχρότερον ὡσαύτως Pl.Phlb. 24d

.

2 of coin, pass current, Peripl.M.Rubr.47, S.E.M.1.178; of funds, to be allocated or expended,

εἰς τὴν τῶν τειρώνων συντέλειαν IGRom.4.1763

([place name] Tira), cf. IG42(1).91.10 (iii A.D.), PSI4.285.4 (iv A.D.).

3 to be imported, Peripl.M.Rubr.6, al.

b find a market, sell,

οὐ προχωρεῖ ὁ πυρὸς εἰ μὴ ἐκ δραχμῶν ἑπτά PAmh.2.133.18

(ii A.D.).

II metaph., of states, wars, enterprises, etc., proceed, freq. with some word denoting a good or bad issue,

δόξας εὖ προχωρῆσαι δόμος E.Heracl. 486

(nisi leg. δρόμος)

; τὰ Περσέων πρήγματα ἐς ὃ δυνάμιος προκεχώρηκε Hdt.7.50

;

Ἴωσι προχωρησάντων ἐπὶ μέγα τῶν πραγμάτων Th.1.16

; οὕτως ὠμὴ <ἡ> στάσις π. Id.3.81;

αὐτῷ π. τὰ πράγματα ᾗ ἐβούλετο Id.1.74

;

τούτων προκεχωρηκότων ὡς ἐβούλοντο X.HG5.2.1

, cf. 7.2.1, Cyr.2.3.16: abs., go on well, prosper,

οὔ τι προχωρέειν οἷον τε ἔσται τῶν πρηγμάτων Hdt.8.108

; ἐπεί τέ σφι.. οὐ προεχώρεε [κάτοδος] Id.5.62;

ἤν τινά γε προχωρῇ Hp.Fract.15

(v.l. προς-) ; τὸ ἔργον π. Th.8.68;

τὰ πλείω αὐτοῖς προὐκεχωρήκει Id.4.73

, cf. 6.103; τὰ νῦν προχωρήσαντα your present successes, Id.4.18; of auguries and the like , τὰ διαβατήρια αὐτοῖς οὐ π. Id.5.54;

ἴσως ἂν τὰ ἱερὰ μᾶλλον προχωροίη ἡμῖν X.An.6.4.21

: rarely of ill success, turn out,

παρὰ δόξαν αὐτοῖς π. τῶν πραγμάτων Plb.5.29.1

; τὸ δ' ἐς τοὐναντίον π. Luc.Alex.36.

2 impers., προχωρεῖ μοι it goes on well for me, I have success, commonly with neg., ὥς οἱ δόλῳ οὐ προεχώρεε when he could not succeed by craft, Hdt.1.205, cf. 84, Th.1.109, etc.; οὐ προὐχώρει ᾗ προσεδέχοντο things did not succeed as.., Id.3.18: c.inf., ἢν μὴ προχωρήσῃ ἴσον ἑκάστῳ ἔχοντι ἀπελθεῖν if it be not possible.., Id.4.59; ἐὰν τοῖς γεωργοῖς προχωρῇ πωλεῖν κτλ. PCair.Zen.723.8 (iii B.C.); ῥίψαντες, ὡς ἑκάστοις προὐχώρει (sc. ῥῖψαι).. Arr.An.1.1.12; ἡνίκ' ἂν ἑκάστῳ π. X.Cyr.1.2.4; ὁπόσα σοι προχωρεῖ as much as is convenient, ib.3.2.29, cf. An.1.9.13: abs. in part., προκεχωρηκότων τοῖς Λακεδαιμονίοις ὥστε.. when things went on so well for them that.., Id.HG5.3.27.

3 later, of persons, advance, ἐπὶ μέγα π. Luc. DMort.12.2; of excess, ἐς πᾶν τρυφῆς π. D.C.39.37, cf. 48.1;

ἐς τοῦτο, ὥστε.. Id.73.3

;

ἐς τοσοῦτον μανίας, ὡς.. Hdn.1.15.8

.

III come forward to speak, π. τῶν ἄλλων come out in front of the rest, v.l. in Din.3.14.

προάγω impf. προῆγον; fut. προάξω; 2 aor. προήγαγον; 1 aor. pass. προήχθην LXX (Hdt.+).

① trans. to take or lead from one position to another by taking charge, lead forward, lead or bring out τινά someone: προαγαγὼν αὐτοὺς ἔξω after he had led them out Ac 16:30 (Diod S 4, 44, 3 τῆς φυλακῆς προαγαγεῖν=lead out of the prison). αὐτοὺς προαγαγεῖν εἰς τὸν δῆμον 17:5 (Jos., Ant. 16, 320 εἰς τὸ πλῆθος). Cp. 12:6 (Jos., Ant. 2, 105 al.).—In the language of the law-court bring before (Jos., Bell. 1, 539, Ant. 16, 393; Just. A I, 21, 3.—ἐπί 3) Ac 25:26.

② intr. to move ahead or in front of, go before, lead the way, precede

ⓐ in place τινά go before someone (2 Macc 10:1; B-D-F §150; Rob. 477) Mt 2:9 (GJs 21:3); 21:9; AcPl Ha 3, 29. Abs. (Diod S 17, 19, 1 προῆγε=he pushed on; Jos., Bell. 1, 673, Ant. 14, 388) Mt 21:9 v.l.; Mk 11:9 (opp. ἀκολουθεῖν); Lk 18:39. Walk ahead of those who are going slowly and w. hesitation ἦν προάγων αὐτοὺς ὁ Ἰησοῦς … οἱ δὲ ἀκολουθοῦντες Mk 10:32. κατὰ πόλιν με προῆγον they went before me from city to city IRo 9:3.—In imagery πᾶς ὁ προάγων καὶ μὴ μένων ἐν τῇ διδαχῇ anyone who goes too far and does not remain in the teaching 2J 9. Of πίστις (cp. Aberciusins. 12 πίστις προῆγε), which is followed by ἐλπίς (ἐπακολουθεῖν), προαγούσης τῆς ἀγάπης love leads the way Pol 3:3.

ⓑ in time go or come ahead of someone w. acc. of pers. προάγειν αὐτὸν εἰς τὸ πέραν go on ahead of him to the other shore Mt 14:22. προάξω ὑμᾶς εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν I will go on ahead of you to Galilee 26:32; Mk 14:28 (CEvans, JTS 5, ’54, 3–18); cp. Mt 28:7; Mk 16:7. Without acc. (which can be supplied fr. the ἕως-clause [cp. SIG 684, 25]) προάγειν εἰς τὸ πέραν πρὸς Βηθσαϊδάν Mk 6:45. οἱ τελῶναι προάγουσιν ὑμᾶς εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ the tax-collectors will get into the kingdom of God ahead of you Mt 21:31. Fig. of sins προάγουσαι εἰς κρίσιν they go ahead of (sinners) to judgment 1 Ti 5:24 (cp. Oenomaus in Eus., PE 5, 24, 1 εἰς τ. κρίσιν προάγειν=‘come before the court’).—πάντα τὰ προάγοντα everything that had gone before MPol 1:1. κατά τὰς προαγούσας προφητείας in accordance with the prophecies that were made long ago (i.e. in reference to Timothy) 1 Ti 1:18 (IG XII/3, 247 τὰ προάγοντα ψαφίσματα; PFlor 198, 7 [III A.D.] κατὰ τὸ προάγον ἔθος; POxy 42, 3 ἡ πανήγυρις προάγουσα; Just., D. 33, 1 καὶ τὰ ἐπαγόμενα καὶ τὰ προάγοντα [in the psalm]). ἀθέτησις προαγούσης ἐντολῆς Hb 7:18 (ἀθέτησις 1).—M-M. TW.