ἀφίστημι aphistēmi · G0868

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)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἀφίστημι: ; causal in present and imperfect, in future ἀποστήσω, and aorist I ἀπέστησα, as also in aorist I middle (see. below):—put away, remove, keep out of the way, τὸ ἀσθενέστατον τοῦ στρατεύματος[]; of diseases, []hinder from.., []; ἀ. τὰς τῶν πολεμίων ἐπιβουλάς frustrate them, []; ἀ. τὸν ἄρχοντα depose him, [] —aorist middle, Ἀργείων δόρυ πυλῶν ἀπεστήσασθε remoued it from your own gates, [], having retired. ; 2 cause to revolt, of allies, []; 3 in geometrical constructions, cut off, []; …

Where it's used 15 times

Luke 2:37 · Luke 4:13 · Luke 8:13 · Luke 13:27 · Acts 5:37 · Acts 5:38 · Acts 12:10 · Acts 15:38 · Acts 19:9 · Acts 22:29 · 2 Corinthians 12:8 · 1 Timothy 4:1 · 1 Timothy 6:5 · 2 Timothy 2:19 · Hebrews 3:12

Source: TBESG G0868; TFLSJ G0868

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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