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ἀπέρχομαι

aperchomaito go awayHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb117 occurrences10 books116 verses

Definition

ἀπέρχομαι,

[in LXX chiefly for הלךְ ;]

1. to go away, depart (also, in late writers, with "perfective" force, to arrive at a destination, the thought being carried on to the goal; M, Pr., 111f., 247; MM, see word);

(a) absol.: Matthew 13:25, al.; ptcp., ἀπελθών, used pleonastically with other verbs as in Heb. (Dalman, Words, 21), Matthew 13:28, al.;

(b) with mention of place or person: εἰς, Matthew 14:15; ἐπί, Luke 24:24; πρός, Revelation 10:9; ἀπό, Luke 1:38; ἐξω, Acts 4:15; ἐκεῖ, Matthew 2:22.

2. As in LXX, before ὀπίσω, with genitive (Heb. הָלַךְ אַחֲרֵי), to go after, follow: Mark 1:20, John 12:19; metaphorically, Mark 1:42, Revelation 21:1.

Hebrew words it translates

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

117 total
  1. Mark 9:43ἀπελθεῖν · [and] go
    If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, into the unquenchable fire.
  2. Mark 10:22ἀπῆλθεν · [and] went away
    But the man was saddened by these words and went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.
  3. Mark 11:4ἀπῆλθον · they went
    So they went and found the colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. They untied it,
  4. Mark 12:12ἀπῆλθον · [and] went away
    At this, the leaders sought to arrest Jesus, for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. But fearing the crowd, they left Him and went away.
  5. Mark 14:10ἀπῆλθεν · went
    Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them.
  6. Mark 14:12ἀπελθόντες
    On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
  7. Mark 14:39ἀπελθὼν · He went away
    Again He went away and prayed, saying the same thing.
  8. Mark 16:13ἀπελθόντες · went back
    And they went back and reported it to the rest, but they did not believe them either.
  9. Luke 1:23ἀπῆλθεν · he returned
    And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.
  10. Luke 1:38ἀπῆλθεν · left
    “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.
  11. Luke 2:15ἀπῆλθον · had left
    When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
  12. Luke 5:13ἀπῆλθεν · left
    Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.
  13. Luke 5:14ἀπελθὼν · go
    “Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
  14. Luke 5:25ἀπῆλθεν · and went
    And immediately the man stood up before them, took what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.
  15. Luke 7:24Ἀπελθόντων · had left
    After John’s messengers had left, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?
  16. Luke 8:31ἀπελθεῖν · to go
    And the demons kept begging Jesus not to order them to go into the Abyss.
  17. Luke 8:37ἀπελθεῖν · to depart
    Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.
  18. Luke 8:39ἀπῆλθεν · [the man] went away
    “Return home and describe how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and proclaimed all over the town how much Jesus had done for him.
  19. Luke 9:57ἀπέρχῃ · You go
    As they were walking along the road, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow You wherever You go.”
  20. Luke 9:59ἀπελθόντι · go
    Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
  21. Luke 9:60ἀπελθὼν · go
    But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
  22. Luke 10:30ἀπῆλθον · [and] went away
    Jesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.
  23. Luke 17:23ἀπέλθητε · go out
    People will tell you, ‘Look, there He is!’ or ‘Look, here He is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.
  24. Luke 19:32Ἀπελθόντες · went out
    So those who were sent went out and found it just as Jesus had told them.
  25. Luke 22:4ἀπελθὼν · [Judas] went
    And Judas went to discuss with the chief priests and temple officers how he might betray Jesus to them.
  26. Luke 22:13Ἀπελθόντες · they went
    So they went and found it just as Jesus had told them. And they prepared the Passover.
  27. Luke 24:12ἀπῆλθεν · he went away
    Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. And after bending down and seeing only the linen cloths, he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.
  28. Luke 24:24ἀπῆλθόν · went
    Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had described. But Him they did not see.”
  29. John 4:3ἀπῆλθεν · returned
    He left Judea and returned to Galilee.
  30. John 4:8ἀπεληλύθεισαν · had gone
    (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)
  31. John 4:28ἀπῆλθεν · went back
    Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people,
  32. John 4:47ἀπῆλθεν · he went
    When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die.
  33. John 5:15ἀπῆλθεν · went away
    And the man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
  34. John 6:1ἀπῆλθεν · crossed
    After this, Jesus crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias).
  35. John 6:22ἀπῆλθον · had gone away
    The next day, the crowd that had remained on the other side of the sea realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded it with His disciples, but they had gone away alone.
  36. John 6:66ἀπῆλθον · turned back
    From that time on many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him.
  37. John 6:68ἀπελευσόμεθα · would we go
    Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.
  38. John 9:7ἀπῆλθεν · [the man] went
    Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.
  39. John 9:11ἀπελθὼν · I went
    He answered, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed and received my sight.”
  40. John 10:40ἀπῆλθεν · [Jesus] went
    Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there.
  41. John 11:28ἀπῆλθεν · she went back
    After Martha had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside to tell her, “The Teacher is here and is asking for you.”
  42. John 11:46ἀπῆλθον · went
    But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.
  43. John 11:54ἀπῆλθεν · He withdrew
    As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.
  44. John 12:19ἀπῆλθεν · has gone
    Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You can see that this is doing you no good. Look how the whole world has gone after Him!”
  45. John 12:36ἀπελθὼν · He went away
    While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them.
  46. John 16:7ἀπέλθω · am going away; ἀπέλθω · I go away
    But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.
  47. John 18:6ἀπῆλθον · they drew
    When Jesus said, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.
  48. John 20:10Ἀπῆλθον · returned
    Then the disciples returned to their homes.
  49. Acts 4:15ἀπελθεῖν · to leave
    So they ordered them to leave the Sanhedrin and then conferred together.