ἀναχωρέω (anachōreō) means “to leave” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: an-akh-o-reh'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
ἀναχωρέω · anachōreō · to leave
ἀνα-χωρέω, -ῶ [in LXX for בָּרַח, נוּם, etc. ;] 1. to go back. 2. to withdraw: Mat.9:24; frequently in sense of avoiding danger (MM, VGT, see word), Mat.2:12 (but see Thayer), Mat.2:13-14, 22 4:12 12:15 14:13 15:21 27:5, Mrk.3:7, Jhn.6:15, Act.23:19 26:31.† (AS)
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I return, retire, withdraw, depart (underlying idea perhaps of taking refuge from danger or of going into retirement).
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| withdrew | 5 |
| he withdrew | 3 |
| and left | 1 |
| drew him | 1 |
| go away | 1 |
| had gone | 1 |
| on their way out | 1 |
| they withdrew | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| he departed | 3 |
| and departed | 2 |
| departed | 1 |
| give place | 1 |
| he turned aside | 1 |
| he withdrew himself | 1 |
| they departed | 1 |
| went | 1 |
| were departed | 1 |
| when they were gone aside | 1 |
| withdrew himself | 1 |
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And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.
Read word by wordWhen the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
Read word by wordSo he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,
Read word by wordBut when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,
Read word by wordWhen Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.
Read word by word“Go away,” He told them. “The girl is not dead, but asleep.” And they laughed at Him.
Read word by wordAware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,
Read word by wordWhen Jesus heard about John, He withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. But the crowds found out about it and followed Him on foot from the towns.
Read word by wordLeaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
Read word by wordSo Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
Read word by wordSo Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,
Read word by wordThen Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.
Read word by wordThe commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked, “What do you need to tell me?”
Read word by wordOn their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.”
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