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ἀπό

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greekNew TestamentPreposition646 occurrences27 books591 verses

Definition

ἀπό (on the frequently neglect of elision bef. vowels, see Tdf., Pr., 94, WH, App., 146),

prep. with genitive (WM, 462ff.; on its relation to ἐκ, παρά, ὑπό, ib. 456f.), [in LXX for לְ ,בְּ ,מִן ;]

from (i.e. from the exterior).

1. Of separation and cessation;

(1) of motion from a place: Matthew 5:29, 30; 7:23, Luke 5:2; 22:41, al.;

(2) in partitive sense (M, Pr., 72, 102, 245; MM, see word; Bl., §40, 2), Matthew 9:16; 27:21, John 21:10, Acts 5:2, al.; also after verbs of eating, etc.;

(3) of alienation (cl. genitive of separation), after such verbs as λούω (Deiss., BS, 227), λύω, σώζω, παύω, etc.; ἀνάθεμα ἀ., Romans 9:3; ἀποθνήσκειν ἀ., Colossians 2:20; σαλευθῆναι, 2 Thessalonians 2:2, καθαρός, -ίζειν, ἀ. (Deiss., BS, 196, 216), Acts 20:26, 2 Corinthians 7:1, Hebrews 9:14;

(4) of position, Matthew 23:34; 24:31, al.; after μακράν, Matthew 8:30; transposed before measures of distance, John 10:18; 21:8, Revelation 14:20 (Abbott, JG, 227);

(5) of time, ἀπὸ τ. ὥρας, ἡμέρας, etc., Matthew 9:22, John 19:27, Acts 20:18, Philippians 1:5, al.; ἀπ᾽ αἰῶνος, Luke 1:70, al.; ἀπ᾽ ἀρχῆς, etc., Matthew 19:4, Romans 1:20; ἀπὸ βρέφους, 2 Timothy 3:15; ἀφ᾽ ἧς, since, Luke 7:45, al.; ἀπὸ τ. νῦν, Luke 1:48, al.; ἀπὸ τότε, Matthew 4:17, al.; ἀπὸ πέρυσι, a year ago, 2 Corinthians 8:10; 9:2; ἀπὸ πρωΐ, Acts 28:23;

(6) of order or rank, ἀπὸ διετοῦς, Matthew 2:16; ἀπὸ Ἀβραάμ, Matthew 1:17; ἐβδομος ἀπὸ Ἀδάμ, Jude 14; ἀπὸ μικροῦ ἕως μεγάλου, Acts 8:10, Hebrews 8:11; ἄρχεσθαι ἀπό, Matthew 20:8, John 8:9, Acts 8:35, al.

2. Of origin;

(1) of birth, extraction, and hence, in late writers,

(a) of local extraction (cl. ἐξ; Abbott, JG, 227ff.), Matthew 21:11, Mark 15:43, John 1:45, Acts 10:38, al.; οἱ ἀπὸ Ἰταλίας (WM, §66, 6; M, Pr., 237; Westc, Rendall, in l.), Hebrews 13:24;

(b) of membership in a community or society (BL, §40, 2), Acts 12:1, al.;

(with) of material (= cl. genitive; Bl. l.with; M, Pr., 102), Matthew 3:4; 27:21;

(d) after verbs of asking, seeking, etc., Luke 11:50, 51, 1 Thessalonians 2:6 (Milligan, in l.);

(2) of the cause, instrument, means or occasion (frequently = ὑπό, παρά, and after verbs of learning, hearing, knowing, etc.; Bl., §40, 3), Matthew 7:16; 11:29, Luke 22:45, Acts 2:22; 4:36; 9:13; 12:14, 1 Corinthians 11:23, Galatians 3:2, al.; ἀπὸ τ. ὄχλου, Luke 19:3 (cf. John 21:6, Acts 22:11); ἀπὸ τ. φόβου, Matthew 14:26, al. (cf. Matthew 10:26; 13:44).

3. Noteworthy Hellenistic phrases: φοβεῖσθαι ἀπό (M, Pr., 102, 107); προσέχειν ἀπό (M, Pr., 11. with; Milligan, NTD, 50); ἀπὸ νότου (Heb. מִגֶּנֶב), Revelation 21:13; ἀπὸ προσώπου (מִפְּנֵי), 2 Thessalonians 1:9 (Bl., §40, 9); ἀπὸ τ. καρδιῶν (בְּלֵב), Matthew 18:35; ἀπὸ ὁ ὤν (WM, §10, 2; M, Pr., 9), Revelation 1:4.

4. In composition, ἀπό denotes separation, departure, origin, etc. (ἀπολύω, ἀπέρχομαι, ἀπογράφω); it also has a perfective force (M, Pr., 112, 247), as in ἀφικνεῖσθαι, which see

Hebrew words it translates

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

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

646 total
  1. 1 John 3:17ἀπ’ · from
    If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
  2. 1 John 3:22ἀπ’ · from
    …and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
  3. 1 John 4:21ἀπ’ · from
    And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.
  4. 1 John 5:15ἀπ’ · of
    And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.
  5. 1 John 5:21ἀπὸ · from
    Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
  6. 2 John 1:5ἀπ’ · from
    And now I urge you, dear lady—not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.
  7. 2 John 1:6ἀπ’ · from
    And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the very commandment you have heard from the beginning, that you must walk in love.
  8. 3 John 1:7ἀπὸ · from
    For they went out on behalf of the Name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles.
  9. Jude 1:14ἀπὸ · from
    Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones
  10. Jude 1:23ἀπὸ · by
    …save others by snatching them from the fire; and to still others show mercy tempered with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.
  11. Revelation 1:4ἀπὸ · from; ἀπὸ · from
    John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven spirits before His throne,
  12. Revelation 1:5ἀπὸ · from
    …and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
  13. Revelation 3:12ἀπὸ · from
    The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.
  14. Revelation 6:16ἀπὸ · from; ἀπὸ · from
    And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.
  15. Revelation 7:2ἀπὸ · from
    And I saw another angel ascending from the east, with the seal of the living God. And he called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea:
  16. Revelation 9:6ἀπ’
    In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them.
  17. Revelation 9:18ἀπὸ · by
    A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur that proceeded from their mouths.
  18. Revelation 12:6ἀπὸ
    And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place for her to be nourished for 1,260 days.
  19. Revelation 12:14ἀπὸ · from
    But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle to fly from the presence of the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.
  20. Revelation 13:8ἀπὸ · from
    And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.
  21. Revelation 14:3ἀπὸ · from
    And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
  22. Revelation 14:4ἀπὸ · from among
    These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.
  23. Revelation 14:13ἀπ’ · from
    And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
  24. Revelation 14:20ἀπὸ · for a distance of
    And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and the blood that flowed from it rose as high as the bridles of the horses for a distance of 1,600 stadia.
  25. Revelation 16:12ἀπὸ · of the
    And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East.
  26. Revelation 16:17ἀπὸ · from
    Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came from the throne in the temple, saying, “It is done!”
  27. Revelation 16:18ἀφ’ · since
    And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake.
  28. Revelation 17:8ἀπὸ · from
    The beast that you saw—it was, and now is no more, but is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet will be.
  29. Revelation 18:10ἀπὸ · at
    In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”
  30. Revelation 18:14ἀπὸ · from; ἀπὸ
    And they will say: “The fruit of your soul’s desire has departed from you; all your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be seen again.”
  31. Revelation 18:15ἀπ’ · from; ἀπὸ · at
    The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn,
  32. Revelation 18:17ἀπὸ · at
    For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance
  33. Revelation 19:5ἀπὸ · from
    Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you who serve Him, and those who fear Him, small and great alike!”
  34. Revelation 20:11ἀπὸ · from
    Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.
  35. Revelation 21:2ἀπὸ · from
    I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
  36. Revelation 21:10ἀπὸ · from
    And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,
  37. Revelation 21:13ἀπὸ · on; ἀπὸ · on; ἀπὸ · on; ἀπὸ · on
    There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.
  38. Revelation 22:19ἀπὸ · from; ἀπὸ · in
    And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and the holy city, which are described in this book.