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Koine Greek wordlink #54292

SR GNT Luke 16:23 μακρόθεν (makrothen) ‘he is seeing Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) from afar and Lazaros in’ Strongs=31130 Lemma=makrothen
Word role=adverb
Year=33 AD

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Other uses (13) of identical word form μακρόθεν (D-···) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μακρόθεν’ (D-···) is always and only glossed as ‘afar’.

Mark 5:6 ‘having seen Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) from afar he ran and prostrated’ SR GNT Mark 5:6 word 7

OET-LV: 6 And having _seen the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) from afar, he _ran and prostrated him, (MRK_5:6)

OET-RV: 6 So when he had seen Yeshua in the distance, he ran and as a sign of honour fell to the ground in front of him. (MRK 5:6)

Mark 8:3 ‘some of them from afar have come’ SR GNT Mark 8:3 word 26

OET-LV: 3 And if I _may _send_ them _away hungry to home of _them, they _will _be _being _exhausted on the way. And some of _them have _come from afar. (MRK_8:3)

OET-RV: 3 I can’t send them home because they’re too weak to walk, and some have a long way to go.” (MRK 8:3)

Mark 11:13 ‘having seen a fig_tree from afar having leaves he came’ SR GNT Mark 11:13 word 6

OET-LV: 13 And having _seen afar a_fig _tree from having leaves, he _came if perhaps anything he _will _be _finding on it, and having _come to it, he _found nothing except not/lest leaves, because/for was not the season of _figs. (MRK_11:13)

OET-RV: 13 From a distance he noticed a fig tree that was in leaf so he went over to see if there was any fruit on it, but when he reached it there was only leaves because it wasn’t the right season for figs. (MRK 11:13)

Mark 14:54 ‘and Petros from afar followed after him as_far_as’ SR GNT Mark 14:54 word 5

OET-LV: 54 And the Petros followed after _him from afar, as _far _as inside to the courtyard of _the chief _priest, and he _was sitting _with with the attendants, and warming himself at the light of _the _fire. (MRK_14:54)

OET-RV: 54 Peter followed along from a distance and went in as far as the courtyard of the residence where he joined the servants who were sitting around the fire keeping warm. (MRK 14:54)

Mark 15:40 ‘also women from afar observing among whom’ SR GNT Mark 15:40 word 7

OET-LV: 40 And were also women observing from afar, among whom both Maria/(Miryām) the from _Magdala, and Maria the mother of_Yakōbos/(Yaˊₐqoⱱ) the little and of_Yōsaʸs/(Yōşēf? ), and Salōmaʸ, (MRK_15:40)

OET-RV: 40 Further back, there was also a group of women observing everything. These included Maria from Magdala, Maria the mother of young Yacob and Yoses, and Salome, (MRK 15:40)

Mat 26:58 ‘was following after him from afar to the courtyard’ SR GNT Mat 26:58 word 7

OET-LV: 58 But the Petros was _following after _him from afar to the courtyard of _the chief _priest, and having _come _in inside, he _was _sitting with the attendants to _see the outcome. (MAT_26:58)

OET-RV: 58 Peter followed along from a distance, and went inside to the chief priest’s courtyard, where he sat with the attendants and waited to see what would happen. (MAT 26:58)

Mat 27:55 ‘women many from afar observing who followed’ SR GNT Mat 27:55 word 9

OET-LV: 55 And there were many women observing from afar, who followed the after_Yaʸsous from the Galilaia/(Gālīl) serving unto _him, (MAT_27:55)

OET-RV: 55 There were many women watching all this from a distance—they were those who from Galilee who had followed Yeshua and looked after him, (MAT 27:55)

Luke 18:13 ‘the but tax_collector afar having stood not was willing’ SR GNT Luke 18:13 word 5

OET-LV: 13 But the tax _collector having _stood afar, was_ not _willing not _even his eyes to _lift _up to the sky, but was _striking the chest of _him saying: - god, be _made _atonement for _me, the sinner. (LUK_18:13)

OET-RV: 13 But the tax-collector stood at a distance, not even willing to raise his head, instead beating his chest and saying, ‘God, I’m a sinner, take away my guilt.’ (LUK 18:13)

Luke 22:54 ‘but Petros was following afar’ SR GNT Luke 22:54 word 22

OET-LV: 54 And having _captured him, they _led him and brought _in him into the house of _the chief _priest. But the Petros was _following afar. (LUK_22:54)

OET-RV: 54 Then after capturing Yeshua, they led him along to the chief priest’s house, but Peter followed them from a distance. (LUK 22:54)

Luke 23:49 ‘acquaintances to him from afar and the women who’ SR GNT Luke 23:49 word 9

OET-LV: 49 And all the acquaintances to _him had _stood from afar, and the_women who accompanying with _him from the Galilaia/(Gālīl), seeing these things. (LUK_23:49)

OET-RV: 49 Yeshua’s acquaintances had stood further back, along with the women who have accompanied him from Galilee, and they too saw it all. (LUK 23:49)

Rev 18:10 ‘from afar having stood because_of the’ SR GNT Rev 18:10 word 2

OET-LV: 10 from afar having _stood, because _of the fear of _the torment of _her saying: Woe, woe, the city the great Babulōn/(Bāⱱel? ), the city the strong. Because in _one hour came the judgement of _you. (REV_18:10)

OET-RV: 10 In their fear they’ll stand back at a distance and say,
⇔ “The famous city’s end won’t be good,
⇔ the powerful city of Babylon.
⇔ Because your judgement has come all at once.” (REV 18:10)

Rev 18:15 ‘from her from afar will_be standing because_of the’ SR GNT Rev 18:15 word 9

OET-LV: 15 The merchants of _these things which having _become _rich, from her from afar will _be _standing, because _of the fear of _the torment of _her, weeping and mourning (REV_18:15)

OET-RV: 15 The merchants who became rich selling those things will stand at a distance from her because of the fear of becoming included in her torment, weeping and mourning, (REV 18:15)

Rev 18:17 ‘sea are working from afar stood’ SR GNT Rev 18:17 word 30

OET-LV: 17 Because in _one hour was _desolated the so _much riches. And every captain, and every the one to a_place sailing, and sailors, and as _many _as the sea are _working, from afar stood (REV_18:17)

OET-RV: 17 because so much wealth was destroyed in a single hour.”
¶ Every captain of a ship, and all the passengers and sailors and others who work on the ocean will keep far away from the city (REV 18:17)

Key: D=adverb