Bible Dictionary
WALK
Besides ordinary movement, “walk” commonly describes one’s conduct or spiritual life. To walk in the light, by faith, or by the Spirit means to live according to God’s truth and power.
Definition
Walk ordinarily means to move on foot, but Scripture frequently uses it figuratively for conduct, obedience, and spiritual life. A person’s walk expresses the direction and character of life.
Biblical Usage
The Bible speaks of walking after customs, walking in the light, walking in newness of life, walking by the Spirit, and walking by faith rather than sight.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>wok (peripatein): Aside from its frequent occurrence in the usual sense, the word "walk" is used figuratively of conduct and of spiritual states. (1) Observance of laws or customs: "Thou teachest all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs" (Ac 21:21). (2) Of the spiritual life: "If we walk in the light, as he is in the light" (1Joh 1:7); "That like as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life" (Ro 6:4); "Walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh" (Ga 5:16); "For we walk by faith, not by sight" (2Co 5:7).</p><p>Russell Benjamin Miller</p>