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aphistēmi G868

ἀφίστημι (aphistēmi) means “to leave” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἀφίστημι Greek · G868 14 tagged occurrences in 14 verses

Pronunciation guide: af-is'-tay-mee Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G0868

ἀφίστημι · aphistēmi · to leave

ἀφ-ίστημι [in LXX for סוּר, מָעַל, etc. (41 words in all) ;] 1. trans. in pres., impf., fut., 1 aor., to put away, lead away; metaphorically, to move to revolt: Act.5:37. 2. Intrans. in pf., plpf., 2 aor., to stand off, depart from, withdraw from: with genitive, Luk.2:37; before ἀπό, Luk.4:13 13:27, Act.5:38 12:10 15:38 19:9 22:29, 2Co.12:8; metaphorically, ἀπὸ ἀδικίας, 2Ti.2:19; ἀπὸ θεοῦ, (fall away, apostatize), Heb.3:12 Mid. (exc. 1 aor., WH. is trans.), to withdraw oneself from, absent oneself from: Luk.2:37; metaphorically, fall away, apostatize: absol., Luk.8:13; with genitive, 1Ti.4:1 (MM, see word; Cremer, 308).† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I make to stand away, draw away, repel, take up a position away from, withdraw from, leave, abstain from.

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How translators render G868

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
and left 1
depart 1
drew away 1
had deserted 1
he left 1
leave 1
left 1
must turn away 1
never left 1
stepped back 1
take it away 1
that turns away 1
they fall away 1
will abandon 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
departed 3
depart 2
he departed 2
departing 1
drew away 1
fall away 1
it might depart 1
let 1
refrain 1
shall depart from 1
they departed 1
withdraw thyself 1

Verses containing G868

Page 1 of 1. 14 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Luke 2:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.

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  2. Luke 4:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.

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  3. Luke 8:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.

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  4. Luke 13:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’

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  5. Acts 5:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and drew away people after him. He too perished, and all his followers were scattered.

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  6. Acts 5:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.

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  7. Acts 12:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.

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  8. Acts 15:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Paul thought it best not to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.

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  9. Acts 19:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

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  10. Acts 22:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At once those who were about to interrogate Paul stepped back, and the commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put a Roman citizen in chains.

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  11. 2 Corinthians 12:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.

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  12. 1 Timothy 4:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,

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  13. 2 Timothy 2:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”

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  14. Hebrews 3:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.

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