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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. Mark 13:28Ἀπὸ · from
    Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.
  2. Mark 14:35ἀπ’ · from
    Going a little farther, He fell to the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour would pass from Him.
  3. Mark 14:36ἀπ’ · from
    “Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.”
  4. Mark 14:54ἀπὸ · at
    Peter followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he sat with the officers and warmed himself by the fire.
  5. Mark 15:21ἀπ’ · from
    Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
  6. Mark 15:30ἀπὸ · from
    …come down from the cross and save Yourself!”
  7. Mark 15:32ἀπὸ · from
    Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” And even those who were crucified with Him berated Him.
  8. Mark 15:38ἀπ’ · from
    And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
  9. Mark 15:40ἀπὸ · from
    And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.
  10. Mark 15:43ἀπὸ · of
    Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.
  11. Mark 15:45ἀπὸ · with
    When Pilate had confirmed it with the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
  12. Mark 16:8ἀπὸ
    So the women left the tomb and ran away, trembling and bewildered. And in their fear they did not say a word to anyone.
  13. Luke 1:2ἀπ’ · by
    …just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
  14. Luke 1:26ἀπὸ
    In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,
  15. Luke 1:38ἀπ’
    “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.
  16. Luke 1:48ἀπὸ · From
    For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.
  17. Luke 1:52ἀπὸ · from
    He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
  18. Luke 1:70ἀπ’ · [those] of
    …as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
  19. Luke 2:4ἀπὸ · from
    So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.
  20. Luke 2:15ἀπ’
    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.”
  21. Luke 2:36ἀπὸ
    There was also a prophetess named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was well along in years. She had been married for seven years,
  22. Luke 3:7ἀπὸ · from
    Then John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
  23. Luke 4:1ἀπὸ · from
    Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
  24. Luke 4:13ἀπ’
    When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.
  25. Luke 4:35ἀπ’ · out of; ἀπ’
    But Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” At this, the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without harming him.
  26. Luke 4:38ἀπὸ
    After Jesus had left the synagogue, He went to the home of Simon, whose mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they appealed to Jesus on her behalf,
  27. Luke 4:41ἀπὸ · of
    Demons also came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked the demons and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.
  28. Luke 4:42ἀπ’
    At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place, and the crowds were looking for Him. They came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving.
  29. Luke 5:2ἀπ’
    He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.
  30. Luke 5:3ἀπὸ · from
    Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.
  31. Luke 5:8ἀπ’ · from
    When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”
  32. Luke 5:10ἀπὸ · From
    …and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.”
  33. Luke 5:13ἀπ’
    Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.
  34. Luke 5:15ἀπὸ · of
    But the news about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.
  35. Luke 5:35ἀπ’ · from
    But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.”
  36. Luke 5:36ἀπὸ · from; ἀπὸ · from
    He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old.
  37. Luke 6:13ἀπ’ · of
    When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles:
  38. Luke 6:17ἀπὸ · from
    Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there, along with a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.
  39. Luke 6:18ἀπὸ · of; ἀπὸ · by
    They had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases, and those troubled by unclean spirits were healed.
  40. Luke 6:29ἀπὸ
    If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone takes your cloak, do not withhold your tunic as well.
  41. Luke 6:30ἀπὸ
    Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.
  42. Luke 7:6ἀπὸ · from
    So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.
  43. Luke 7:21ἀπὸ · of
    At that very hour Jesus healed many people of their diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and He gave sight to many who were blind.
  44. Luke 7:35ἀπὸ · by
    But wisdom is vindicated by all her children.”
  45. Luke 7:45ἀφ’ · since
    You did not greet Me with a kiss, but she has not stopped kissing My feet since I arrived.
  46. Luke 8:2ἀπὸ · of; ἀφ’ · from
    …as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,