τρίβος
tribos
path
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word τρίβος (tribos) refers to a path or a way. This term is part of the semantic domain of Movement & Travel, indicating its connection to routes or pathways that people follow. In the three instances where this word appears in the Bible, it likely describes a physical path or road that one travels. The significance of τρίβος lies in its ability to convey the idea of movement and progression. It can be used to describe a physical journey, but it may also metaphorically represent a path of life or a course of action. The fact that it appears only three times in the Bible suggests that it is a relatively rare term, but its meaning is clear and straightforward.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text
For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, make the way of the Lord ready! Make his paths straight!”
Mark 1:3the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord! Make his paths straight!’ ”
Luke 3:4As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight.