Word study · Greek

peripatéō

to walk, to live

Say it: per-ee-pat-EH-oh (approximate)

περιπατέω

What it means

To walk about, and so to live or conduct oneself. Paul uses it for how a person lives: "we walk by faith, not by sight" (5:7); "not walking in craftiness" (4:2).

Range of meaning

  • WalkGo on foot.
  • LiveConduct one's life.

In 2 Corinthians

  • Chapter 5

    "We walk by faith, not by sight" (5:7).