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ἀπό

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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. Matthew 26:64ἀπ’ · from
    “You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
  2. Matthew 27:9ἀπὸ · by
    Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on Him by the people of Israel,
  3. Matthew 27:21ἀπὸ · of
    “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they replied.
  4. Matthew 27:24ἀπὸ · of
    When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”
  5. Matthew 27:40ἀπὸ · from
    …and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
  6. Matthew 27:42ἀπὸ · from
    “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.
  7. Matthew 27:45Ἀπὸ · From
    From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
  8. Matthew 27:51ἀπ’ · from
    At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.
  9. Matthew 27:55ἀπὸ · from; ἀπὸ · from
    And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him.
  10. Matthew 27:57ἀπὸ · from
    When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.
  11. Matthew 27:64ἀπὸ · from
    So give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people He has risen from the dead. And this last deception would be worse than the first.”
  12. Matthew 28:4ἀπὸ · in
    The guards trembled in fear of him and became like dead men.
  13. Matthew 28:7ἀπὸ · from
    Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ See, I have told you.”
  14. Matthew 28:8ἀπὸ · from
    So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.
  15. Mark 1:9ἀπὸ · from
    In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
  16. Mark 1:42ἀπ’
    And immediately the leprosy left him, and the man was cleansed.
  17. Mark 2:20ἀπ’ · from
    But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.
  18. Mark 2:21ἀπ’
    No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and a worse tear will result.
  19. Mark 3:7ἀπὸ · from; ἀπὸ
    So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,
  20. Mark 3:8ἀπὸ; ἀπὸ
    Jerusalem, Idumea, the region beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon. The large crowd came to Him when they heard what great things He was doing.
  21. Mark 3:22ἀπὸ · from
    And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”
  22. Mark 4:25ἀπ’ · from
    For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”
  23. Mark 5:6ἀπὸ · from
    When the man saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees before Him.
  24. Mark 5:17ἀπὸ
    And the people began to beg Jesus to leave their region.
  25. Mark 5:29ἀπὸ · of
    Immediately her bleeding stopped, and she sensed in her body that she was healed of her affliction.
  26. Mark 5:34ἀπὸ · of
    “Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction.”
  27. Mark 5:35ἀπὸ · [ messengers ] from
    While He was still speaking, messengers from the house of Jairus arrived and said, “Your daughter is dead; why bother the Teacher anymore?”
  28. Mark 6:33ἀπὸ · from
    But many people saw them leaving and recognized them. They ran together on foot from all the towns and arrived before them.
  29. Mark 6:43ἀπὸ
    …and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish.
  30. Mark 7:1ἀπὸ · from
    Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus,
  31. Mark 7:4ἀπ’ · [on returning] from
    And on returning from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions for them to observe, including the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and couches for dining.
  32. Mark 7:6ἀπ’ · from
    Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
  33. Mark 7:17ἀπὸ
    After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.
  34. Mark 7:28ἀπὸ
    “Yes, Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
  35. Mark 7:33ἀπὸ · away from
    So Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd, and put His fingers into the man’s ears. Then He spit and touched the man’s tongue.
  36. Mark 8:3ἀπὸ
    If I send them home hungry, they will faint along the way. For some of them have come a great distance.”
  37. Mark 8:11ἀπὸ · from
    Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.
  38. Mark 8:15ἀπὸ · of
    “Watch out!” He cautioned them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod.”
  39. Mark 10:6ἀπὸ · from
    However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’
  40. Mark 10:46ἀπὸ
    Next, they came to Jericho. And as Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road.
  41. Mark 11:12ἀπὸ
    The next day, when they had left Bethany, Jesus was hungry.
  42. Mark 11:13ἀπὸ · in
    Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if there was any fruit on it. But when He reached it, He found nothing on it except leaves, since it was not the season for figs.
  43. Mark 12:2ἀπὸ · [his share] of
    At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard.
  44. Mark 12:34ἀπὸ · from
    When Jesus saw that the man had answered wisely, He said, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to question Him any further.
  45. Mark 12:38ἀπὸ · for
    In His teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, to receive greetings in the marketplaces,
  46. Mark 13:19ἀπ’ · from
    For those will be days of tribulation unseen from the beginning of God’s creation until now, and never to be seen again.
  47. Mark 13:27ἀπ’ · from
    And He will send out the angels to gather His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.