Word Study · Strong's G3598 · Greek
ὁδός
hodos
hod-os'
Strong's 1890 spelling: hodós
“a road”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a road; by implication, a progress (the route, act or distance); figuratively, a mode or means
Rendered in the KJV as
journey, (high-)way.
- 101occurrencesin the New Testament
- 13 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 20inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 101 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 20
- ὁδὸν37
- ὁδῷ16
- ὁδοῦ7
- ὁδοὺς6
- ὁδόν5
- ὁδόν,5
- ὁδὸς5
- ὁδοῖς3
- ὁδόν.2
- ὁδούς2
- ὁδῷ,2
- ὁδῷ.2
and 8 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 24
- way37
- road15
- ways9
- road,6
- [the] way5
- Way4
- road.3
- way.3
- a way2
- highways2
- journey2
- [the] journey1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 8
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular51
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular23
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine plural8
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular8
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular5
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine plural3
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine plural2
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-ASF · 51
- N-DSF · 23
- N-APF · 8
- N-GSF · 8
- N-NSF · 5
- N-DPF · 3
- N-NPF · 2
- N-GPF · 1
All 101, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Matthew carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew22 occurrences
- Matthew 2:12ὁδοῦhodounoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAnd having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.here: route
- Matthew 3:3ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThis is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”here: way
- Matthew 4:15ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singular“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—here: way
- Matthew 5:25ὁδῷ,hodōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularReconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.here: way
- Matthew 7:13ὁδὸςhodosnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularEnter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.here: way
- Matthew 7:14ὁδὸςhodosnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularBut small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.here: way
- Matthew 8:28ὁδοῦhodounoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularWhen Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.here: way
- Matthew 10:5ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThese twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.here: [the] way
- Matthew 10:10ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularTake no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.here: [the] way
- Matthew 11:10ὁδόνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThis is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’here: way
- Matthew 13:4ὁδόν,hodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAnd as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.here: road,
- Matthew 13:19ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularWhen anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.here: path
- Matthew 15:32ὁδῷ.hodōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularThen Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”here: way.
- Matthew 20:17ὁδῷhodōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularAs Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside and said,here: way
- Matthew 20:30ὁδόν,hodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAnd there were two blind men sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”here: road,
- Matthew 21:8ὁδῷ,hodōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularA massive crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.here: road,
- Matthew 21:8ὁδῷ.hodōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularA massive crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.here: road.
- Matthew 21:19ὁδοῦhodounoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularSeeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.here: road
- Matthew 21:32ὁδῷhodōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularFor John came to you in a righteous way and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.here: way
- Matthew 22:9ὁδῶν,hodōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluralGo therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’here: highways,
- Matthew 22:10ὁδοὺςhodousnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralSo the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.here: highways
- Matthew 22:16ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThey sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.here: way
Mark16 occurrences
- Mark 1:2ὁδόνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAs it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way.”here: way
- Mark 1:3ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singular“A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”here: way
- Mark 2:23ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularOne Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along.here: [their] way
- Mark 4:4ὁδόν,hodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAnd as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.here: road,
- Mark 4:15ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularSome are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.here: road
- Mark 6:8ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularHe instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts—here: journey
- Mark 8:3ὁδῷ·hodōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularIf I send them home hungry, they will faint along the way. For some of them have come a great distance.”here: way;
- Mark 8:27ὁδῷhodōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularThen Jesus and His disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say I am?”here: way
- Mark 9:33ὁδῷhodōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularThen they came to Capernaum. While Jesus was in the house, He asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?”here: way
- Mark 9:34ὁδῷhodōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularBut they were silent, for on the way they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest.here: road
- Mark 10:17ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAs Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. “Good Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”here: [the] journey
- Mark 10:32ὁδῷhodōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularAs they were going up the road to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were amazed, but those who followed were afraid. Again Jesus took the Twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him:here: way
- Mark 10:46ὁδόν.hodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularNext, they came to Jericho. And as Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road.here: road.
- Mark 10:52ὁδῷ.¶hodōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular“Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.here: way.
- Mark 11:8ὁδόν,hodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularMany in the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut from the fields.here: road,
- Mark 12:14ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singular“Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or not?”here: way
Luke20 occurrences
- Luke 1:76ὁδοὺςhodousnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralAnd you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,here: ways
- Luke 1:79ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularto shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”here: [the] way
- Luke 2:44ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAssuming He was in their company, they traveled on for a day before they began to look for Him among their relatives and friends.here: journey
- Luke 3:4ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularas it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.here: way
- Luke 3:5ὁδοὺςhodousnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralEvery valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth.here: ways
- Luke 7:27ὁδόνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThis is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’here: way
- Luke 8:5ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singular“A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.here: road
- Luke 8:12ὁδόνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThe seeds along the path are those who hear, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.here: road
- Luke 9:3ὁδόν·hodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singular“Take nothing for the journey,” He told them, “no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no second tunic.here: journey;
- Luke 9:57ὁδῷhodōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularAs they were walking along the road, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow You wherever You go.”here: road
- Luke 10:4ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularCarry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road.here: road
- Luke 10:31ὁδῷhodōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularNow by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.here: road
- Luke 11:6ὁδοῦhodounoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularbecause a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.’here: a journey
- Luke 12:58ὁδῷhodōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularMake every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.here: way
- Luke 14:23ὁδοὺςhodousnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralSo the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.here: highways
- Luke 18:35ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAs Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging.here: road
- Luke 19:36ὁδῷ.¶hodōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularAs He rode along, the people spread their cloaks on the road.here: road.
- Luke 20:21ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singular“Teacher,” they inquired, “we know that You speak and teach correctly. You show no partiality, but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.here: way
- Luke 24:32ὁδῷhodōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularThey asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us as He spoke with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”here: road
- Luke 24:35ὁδῷhodōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularThen the two told what had happened on the road, and how they had recognized Jesus in the breaking of the bread.here: road
John4 occurrences
- John 1:23ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularJohn replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”here: way
- John 14:4ὁδόνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularYou know the way to the place where I am going.”here: way
- John 14:5ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singular“Lord,” said Thomas, “we do not know where You are going, so how can we know the way?”here: way
- John 14:6ὁδὸςhodosnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularJesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.here: way
Acts20 occurrences
- Acts 1:12ὁδόν.hodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThen they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.here: journey.
- Acts 2:28ὁδοὺςhodousnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralYou have made known to me the paths of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence.’here: [the] paths
- Acts 8:26ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularNow an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”here: road
- Acts 8:36ὁδόν,hodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAs they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?”here: road,
- Acts 8:39ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularWhen they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.here: way
- Acts 9:2ὁδοῦhodounoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularand requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.here: way
- Acts 9:17ὁδῷhodōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularSo Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”here: road
- Acts 9:27ὁδῷhodōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularThen Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who spoke to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.here: road
- Acts 13:10ὁδοὺςhodousnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluraland said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?here: ways
- Acts 14:16ὁδοῖςhodoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluralIn past generations, He let all nations go their own way.here: ways
- Acts 16:17ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThis girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”here: [the] way
- Acts 18:25ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularHe had been instructed in the way of the Lord and was fervent in spirit. He spoke and taught accurately about Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.here: way
- Acts 18:26ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAnd he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him in and explained to him the way of God more accurately.here: way
- Acts 19:9ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularBut when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.here: Way
- Acts 19:23ὁδοῦ.¶hodounoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAbout that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.here: Way.
- Acts 22:4ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularI persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,here: Way
- Acts 24:14ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularI do confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,here: Way
- Acts 24:22ὁδοῦhodounoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThen Felix, who was well informed about the Way, adjourned the hearing and said, “When Lysias the commander comes, I will decide your case.”here: Way
- Acts 25:3ὁδόν.¶hodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularto grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.here: way.
- Acts 26:13ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAbout noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.here: road
Romans3 occurrences
- Romans 3:16ὁδοῖςhodoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluralruin and misery lie in their wake,here: paths
- Romans 3:17ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularand the way of peace they have not known.”here: [the] way
- Romans 11:33ὁδοὶhodoinoun · nominative (subject) · feminine pluralO, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!here: ways
1 Corinthians2 occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 4:17ὁδούςhodousnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralThat is why I have sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which is exactly what I teach everywhere in every church.here: ways
- 1 Corinthians 12:31ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularBut eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way.here: way
1 Thessalonians1 occurrence
Hebrews3 occurrences
- Hebrews 3:10ὁδούςhodousnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralTherefore I was angry with that generation, and I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known My ways.’here: ways
- Hebrews 9:8ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularBy this arrangement the Holy Spirit was showing that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing.here: a way
- Hebrews 10:20ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularby the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body,here: a way
James3 occurrences
- James 1:8ὁδοῖςhodoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluralHe is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.here: ways
- James 2:25ὁδῷhodōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularIn the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route?here: way
- James 5:20ὁδοῦhodounoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularconsider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins.here: of the way
2 Peter4 occurrences
- 2 Peter 2:2ὁδὸςhodosnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularMany will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed.here: way
- 2 Peter 2:15ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThey have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.here: way
- 2 Peter 2:15ὁδῷhodōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularThey have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.here: way
- 2 Peter 2:21ὁδὸνhodonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularIt would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them.here: way
Revelation2 occurrences
- Revelation 15:3ὁδοίhodoinoun · nominative (subject) · feminine pluraland they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!here: ways
- Revelation 16:12ὁδὸςhodosnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularAnd the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East.here: way