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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. John 8:42ἀπ’ · on
    Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me.
  2. John 8:44ἀπ’ · from
    You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
  3. John 10:5ἀπ’ · from
    But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will flee from him because they do not recognize his voice.”
  4. John 10:18ἀπ’ · from; ἀπ’ · of
    No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from My Father.”
  5. John 11:1ἀπὸ · [He lived in]
    At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
  6. John 11:18ἀπὸ · away
    Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, a little less than two miles away,
  7. John 11:51ἀφ’ · on
    Caiaphas did not say this on his own. Instead, as high priest that year, he was prophesying that Jesus would die for the nation,
  8. John 11:53Ἀπ’ · from
    So from that day on they plotted to kill Him.
  9. John 12:21ἀπὸ · from
    They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”
  10. John 12:36ἀπ’ · from
    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.
  11. John 13:3ἀπὸ · from
    Jesus knew that the Father had delivered all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was returning to God.
  12. John 13:19ἀπ’
    I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it comes to pass, you will believe that I am He.
  13. John 14:7ἀπ’ · From
    If you had known Me, you would know My Father as well. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him.”
  14. John 14:10ἀπ’ · on
    Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you, I do not speak on My own. Instead, it is the Father dwelling in Me, performing His works.
  15. John 15:4ἀφ’
    Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.
  16. John 15:27ἀπ’ · from
    And you also must testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.
  17. John 16:13ἀφ’ · on
    However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.
  18. John 16:22ἀφ’ · away
    So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.
  19. John 16:30ἀπὸ · from
    Now we understand that You know all things and that You have no need for anyone to question You. Because of this, we believe that You came from God.”
  20. John 18:28ἀπὸ · away from
    Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.
  21. John 18:34Ἀπὸ · on
    “Are you saying this on your own,” Jesus asked, “or did others tell you about Me?”
  22. John 19:27ἀπ’ · from
    Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home.
  23. John 19:38ἀπὸ · of
    Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.
  24. John 21:2ἀπὸ · from
    Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.
  25. John 21:6ἀπὸ · because of
    He told them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it there, and they were unable to haul it in because of the great number of fish.
  26. John 21:8ἀπὸ · from; ἀπὸ
    The other disciples came ashore in the boat. They dragged in the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards.
  27. John 21:10ἀπὸ · [some] of
    Jesus told them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.”
  28. Acts 1:4ἀπὸ
    And while they were gathered together, He commanded them: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift the Father promised, which you have heard Me discuss.
  29. Acts 1:9ἀπὸ · from
    After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.
  30. Acts 1:11ἀφ’ · from
    “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”
  31. Acts 1:12ἀπὸ · from
    Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
  32. Acts 1:22ἀπὸ · from; ἀφ’ · from
    …beginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
  33. Acts 1:25ἀφ’
    …to take up this ministry and apostleship, which Judas abandoned to go to his rightful place.”
  34. Acts 2:5ἀπὸ · from
    Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.
  35. Acts 2:17ἀπὸ
    ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
  36. Acts 2:18ἀπὸ
    Even on My menservants and maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.
  37. Acts 2:22ἀπὸ · by
    Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.
  38. Acts 2:40ἀπὸ · from
    With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”
  39. Acts 3:20ἀπὸ · from
    …that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you.
  40. Acts 3:21ἀπ’
    Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.
  41. Acts 3:24ἀπὸ · from
    Indeed, all the prophets from Samuel on, as many as have spoken, have proclaimed these days.
  42. Acts 3:26ἀπὸ · from
    When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”
  43. Acts 4:36ἀπὸ
    Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement),
  44. Acts 5:2ἀπὸ · [some] of
    With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
  45. Acts 5:3ἀπὸ · [some] of
    Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?
  46. Acts 5:38ἀπὸ
    So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.
  47. Acts 5:41ἀπὸ
    The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.