afar off

Greek Adverb

πόρρωθεν adv. (τόρρω, which see), [in LXX for רָחוֹק and cogn. forms;] from afar: Luk.17:12, Heb.11:13. (AS)

afar off

Greek Adverb

Related to: πρόσω, Epic dialect, Ionic dialect, [Refs 5th c.BC+], Trag. (but falsa lectio for{πρὸ ἕω} in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; poetry πρόσσω; also πόρσω, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; later Attic dialect πόρρω [Refs 5th c.BC+] should be restored in [Refs 5th c.BC+] —Regul. _comparative_ and _superlative_ προσωτέρω, πορρωτέρω, προσωτάτω, πορρωτάτω, see at {προσωτέρω}: poetry comparative πόρσιον [Refs 5th c.BC+]: superlative πόρσιστα [Refs]. adverb: (πρό). A) absolutely: I) of Place, generally with a notion of motion, forwards, onwards, π. ἄγειν, φέρειν, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἵπποι πρόσσω μεμαυῖαι[Refs]; π. κατέκυψε[Refs]; π. τετραμμένος αἰεί[Refs 5th c.BC+]; παραγγεῖλαι, πέμψαι π, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; βῆναι, ἕρπειν π, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μὴ πόρσω φωνεῖν speak no further, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also ἰέναι τοῦ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) of Distance, far off, παπταίνειν τὰ πόρσω [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρόσω λεύσσειν to see at a distance, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πόρρω ποιεῖν τι leave at a distance, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ σκέλη κινεῖν ταχὺ καὶ π, of a runner, [Refs 4th c.BC+] II.2) too far, καὶ νῦν ἴσως πόρρω ἀποτενοῦμεν [τὸν λόγον] [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.3) in front, τὰ π. μέρη [Refs 2nd c.AD+] III) of Time, forward, πρόσσω καὶ ὀπίσσω, see at {ὀπίσω} 11; χρόνος. ἰὼν πόρσω [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of continuance, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; hereafter, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀναβάλλομαι ὡς πόρσιστα as late as possible, [Refs]; ἤδη πόρρω τῆς ἡμέρας οὔσης far spent, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; μέχρι πόρρω till late, [Refs 4th c.BC+] B) with genitive: B.I) of Place, further into, π. τοῦ ποταμοῦ προβαίνειν [Refs 5th c.BC+] will go far in wickedness, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. ἀρετῆς ἀνήκειν to have reached a high point of virtue, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. τέχνης a past master, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: also with Article, προβήσομαι ἐς τὸ π. τοῦ λόγου [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐς τὸ π. μεγάθεος τιμῶνται are honoured to a high point of greatness, i.e. very greatly, [Refs] B.II) of Distance, far from, οὐ π. τοῦ Ἑλλησπόντου [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πόρρω τέχνης,= οὐκ ἀπὸ τέχνης, i. e. φύσει, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πόρρω που τῶν ἐμαυτῷ πεπολιτευμένων far below them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. σαρκός very far (i. e. different) from, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also οὕτω πόρρω εἶ περὶ τοῦ δικαίου so far out in your notions of right, [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.III) of Time, ὡς πρόσω ἦν τῆς νυκτός far into the night, [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.III.2) οὐ π. ἑπτὰ ἡμερέων not longer than, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

Adverb

from far, or (by implication) at a distance, i.e. distantly; afar off; from g4206 (πόῤῥω) with adverbial enclitic of source