ἀναχωρέω

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Definition

ἀνα-χωρέω, -ῶ

[in LXX for בָּרַח, נוּם, etc. ;]

1. to go back.

2. to withdraw: Matthew 9:24; frequently in sense of avoiding danger (MM, VGT, see word), Matthew 2:12 (but see Thayer), Matthew 2:13-14, 22; 4:12; 12:15; 14:13; 15:21; 27:5, Mark 3:7, John 6:15, Acts 23:19; 26:31.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἀναχωρέω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

14 total
  1. Matthew 2:12ἀνεχώρησαν · they withdrew
    And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.
  2. Matthew 2:13Ἀναχωρησάντων · had gone
    When 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.”
  3. Matthew 2:14ἀνεχώρησεν · withdrew
    So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,
  4. Matthew 2:22ἀνεχώρησεν · he withdrew
    But 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,
  5. Matthew 4:12ἀνεχώρησεν · He withdrew
    When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.
  6. Matthew 9:24Ἀναχωρεῖτε · Go away
    “Go away,” He told them. “The girl is not dead, but asleep.” And they laughed at Him.
  7. Matthew 12:15ἀνεχώρησεν · withdrew
    Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,
  8. Matthew 14:13ἀνεχώρησεν · He withdrew
    When 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.
  9. Matthew 15:21ἀνεχώρησεν · withdrew
    Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
  10. Matthew 27:5ἀνεχώρησεν · and left
    So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
  11. Mark 3:7ἀνεχώρησεν · withdrew
    So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,
  12. John 6:15ἀνεχώρησεν · withdrew
    Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.
  13. Acts 23:19ἀναχωρήσας · drew [him]
    The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked, “What do you need to tell me?”
  14. Acts 26:31ἀναχωρήσαντες · On their way out
    On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.”