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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. Luke 17:29ἀπ’ · from
    But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.
  2. Luke 18:3ἀπὸ · [against]
    And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’
  3. Luke 18:34ἀπ’ · from
    But the disciples did not understand any of these things. The meaning was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what He was saying.
  4. Luke 19:3ἀπὸ · over
    He was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd because he was small in stature.
  5. Luke 19:24ἀπ’ · from
    Then he told those standing by, ‘Take the mina from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’
  6. Luke 19:26ἀπὸ · from [him]
    He replied, ‘I tell you that everyone who has will be given more; but the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
  7. Luke 19:39ἀπὸ · in
    But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples!”
  8. Luke 19:42ἀπὸ · from
    …and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.
  9. Luke 20:10ἀπὸ · [his share]
    At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed.
  10. Luke 20:46ἀπὸ · of
    “Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love the greetings in the marketplaces, the chief seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets.
  11. Luke 21:11ἀπ’ · from
    There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.
  12. Luke 21:26ἀπὸ · from
    Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
  13. Luke 21:30ἀφ’ · for
    When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near.
  14. Luke 22:18ἀπὸ · from; ἀπὸ · of
    For I tell you that I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.”
  15. Luke 22:41ἀπ’ · beyond
    And He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, where He knelt down and prayed,
  16. Luke 22:42ἀπ’ · from
    “Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”
  17. Luke 22:43ἀπ’ · from
    Then an angel from heaven appeared to Him and strengthened Him.
  18. Luke 22:45ἀπὸ · from; ἀπὸ · exhausted from
    When Jesus rose from prayer and returned to the disciples, He found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow.
  19. Luke 22:69ἀπὸ · from
    But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”
  20. Luke 22:71ἀπὸ · from
    “Why do we need any more testimony?” they declared. “We have heard it for ourselves from His own lips.”
  21. Luke 23:5ἀπὸ · in
    But they kept insisting, “He stirs up the people all over Judea with His teaching. He began in Galilee and has come all the way here.”
  22. Luke 23:26ἀπ’ · from
    As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and they put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.
  23. Luke 23:49ἀπὸ; ἀπὸ · from
    But all those who knew Jesus, including the women who had followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching these things.
  24. Luke 23:51ἀπὸ · [He was] from
    …who had not consented to their decision or action. He was from the Judean town of Arimathea and was waiting for the kingdom of God.
  25. Luke 24:2ἀπὸ · from
    They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,
  26. Luke 24:9ἀπὸ · from
    And when they returned from the tomb, they reported all these things to the Eleven and to all the others.
  27. Luke 24:13ἀπὸ · from
    That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.
  28. Luke 24:21ἀφ’ · since
    But we were hoping He was the One who would redeem Israel. And besides all this, it is the third day since these things took place.
  29. Luke 24:27ἀπὸ · with; ἀπὸ
    And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
  30. Luke 24:31ἀπ’ · from
    Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus—and He disappeared from their sight.
  31. Luke 24:41ἀπὸ · because of
    While they were still in disbelief because of their joy and amazement, He asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”
  32. Luke 24:47ἀπὸ · in
    …and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.
  33. Luke 24:51ἀπ’
    While He was blessing them, He left them and was carried up into heaven.
  34. John 1:44ἀπὸ · from
    Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.
  35. John 1:45ἀπὸ · of
    Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
  36. John 3:2ἀπὸ · from
    He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.”
  37. John 5:19ἀφ’ · by
    So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does.
  38. John 5:30ἀπ’ · by
    I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
  39. John 6:38ἀπὸ · from
    For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.
  40. John 7:17ἀπ’ · on
    If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.
  41. John 7:18ἀφ’ · on
    He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth; in Him there is no falsehood.
  42. John 7:28ἀπ’ · of
    Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, “You know Me, and you know where I am from. I have not come of My own accord, but He who sent Me is true. You do not know Him,
  43. John 7:42ἀπὸ · from
    Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”
  44. John 8:9ἀπὸ · with
    When they heard this, they began to go away one by one, beginning with the older ones, until only Jesus was left, with the woman standing there.
  45. John 8:11ἀπὸ · Now
    “No one, Lord,” she answered. “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Now go and sin no more.”
  46. John 8:28ἀπ’ · on
    So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me.